Leadership
Astrid Heppenstal Heger, MD
Executive Director of the Violence Intervention Program at LAC + USC, Founder and CEO of VIP Community Mental Health
Diana Homeier, MD
Medical Director, Adult Protection Team
Jorge Fuentes, MD
Medical Director, Community-Based Assessment and Treatment Center
Lyn Laboriel, MD
Director, VIP Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Clinic
Bin Li, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, VIP Community Mental Health Center
Maribel Mejia, PhD
Chief Operating Officer, VIP Community Mental Health Center
Dustin Schiada, LMFT
Clinical Director, Administrative Birth to Five and Outpatient Services, VIP Community Mental Health Center
Malia Thorpe, LMFT
Associate Director of Traditional Outpatient Program and PEI, VIP CMHC
Victor Hernandez
Director of Human Resources, VIP CMHC
Erik Surwill
Director of Information and Communications Technology, VIP CMHC
Robin Sax, JD & MSW
LGBTQ+ The Alexis Project Program Manager and Clinical Therapist
Maggie Cortes
Office and Facilities Manager, VIP CMHC
Anna Sarti
Executive Assistant, VIP CMHC
Board of Directors
Chairperson
Linda Berstein Rubin
Secretary/Treasurer
Lauren Cameron Bender
Cornelia Funke
Eve Somer Gerber
Birgitta Granberg
Astrid Heppenstall Heger, MD
Alison Petrrocelli, Esq.
Charon D’Aiello Sandoval
Deborah Santana
Lyne Scott, MD
Richard Leweke
Lou Mele
Jorge Fuentes, MD
Andrew Batiz
Stephen A. Nuno