Gabriel Lopez
Gabriel Lopez is the Director of Operations at an international home goods importer where he focuses on achieving Operational goals while attempting to incorporate a commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). An immigrant raised by his mother and maternal grandmother, Gabriel found a way to overcome challenges and graduated from Texas A&M University with […]
Annie Lopez, LCSW
Annie Lopez, LCSW is the Clinical Intake Coordinator for APHP/IOP, and an active member of the RNPH Patient Family Advisory Council (PFAC), Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC), Psychiatry Diversity Advisory Council (PDAC), and the BIPOC Affinity Group. She is a Salvadorean immigrant, from generations of women activists and advocates and has worked with gender-based violence. Annie has […]
Lanelle Laws, LMFT
Lanelle Laws is a Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Lanelle grew up in Bakersfield, CA before migrating to LA in 2018. She gained her experience working with children with developmental disabilities, individuals experiencing substance use issues, transitional aged youth and the unhoused before she found her calling […]
Manal Khan, MD
Dr. Manal Khan is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Program Director for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Khan grew up in Pakistan where she completed her medical education. After relocating to the US, she completed her general psychiatry residency training at the University of Washington, Seattle. […]
Felica Jones
Felica Jones is the Executive Director of Healthy African American Families II (HAAF). In this role, she is committed to decreasing health disparities in LA County by addressing the Social Determinants of Health in South LA and the surrounding communities. Over the past 20 years, Ms. Jones has worked on numerous research projects in various […]
Oliver Jimenez
Oliver Jimenez currently has served as Parks and Recreation Commissioner for the City of Montebello since February 2019, which oversees the city’s senior citizens and youth/family programs and also serves as an advisory body to the Mayor and City Council. Oliver serves as the elected State Delegate for the California Democrat Party, representing Assembly District […]
Patti James, AMFT
Patti James is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist . Patti received her Bachelor’s Degree from Bard College, majoring in Music and German, and holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. Patti specializes in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, working with adults experiencing personality disorders, mood […]
Preston Igwe, MD
Preston Igwe is a PGY-2 in the UCLA Psychiatry Adult Residency Training Program. He was born in Nigeria and raised in southwest Houston, TX, both places that have immensely shaped his identity and outlook on the world. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BA in Sociology and Pre-Health. While at Notre […]
Christopher Hendrix
Christopher Hendrix serves on UCLA Psychiatry’s HEAR Community Advisory Board (HEAR CAB), contributing youth-informed perspective to strengthen community-centered mental health strategy, equity, and systems accountability. He is a seasoned youth operations and policy professional with cross-sector experience spanning nonprofit leadership, public policy research, and youth advisory work at the local, statewide, and national levels. Christopher […]
Donna Harati, JD
Donna Harati is the Vice President of Wellness and Community Care and Director of Legal Services at Homeboy Industries. Donna has been actively involved in prison related work for almost twenty years and taught full time at the Penitentiary of New Mexico for two years while simultaneously serving as a crisis volunteer at the Santa […]