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Mental Health Services

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Family to Family

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Safe Place

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C.H.S. Staff

The heart and soul of our organization is our staff of 125 full- and part-time "helping professionals" who range from licensed and pre-licensed to certified and paraprofessional individuals, ably and indispensably assisted by program coordinators, office managers and billing support staff. We are proud of our diverse, effective staff and the quality of services they provide.

ADMINISTRATION

Organizational
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Robin McCrae, MA
Executive Director
Ms. McCrae has been Executive Director of C.H.S. since 1994. She earned a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of California, Davis. Under her leadership, C.H.S. eliminated its debt and established an operating reserve. The agency has grown from three programs, 55 employees and a $1M budget, to 9 programs, 128 employees and a $4.3M budget. She has been instrumental in developing new C.H.S. programs such as C.A.T.S., Elm House, D.A.I.S.Y., Parent Education Program and Safe Place.

Cedric Otsuki
Finance Director

Michael McFarland, CADC, NCAC
Deputy Director/ Director of Substance Abuse Services

John Adams, MFT
Director of Mental Health Services
John Adams has been CHS’s Director of Mental Health Services since 2002, has been active in providing mental health care in Monterey County since 1992.  He did his undergraduate work at the University of Virginia and received is M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University L.A.  Licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist, his professional history includes working in crisis and forensic mental services in Southern California before coming to the Monterey Peninsula.  Under his leadership, CHS’s role has grown to include being the primary provider of outpatient mental health services for our county’s Medi-Cal recipients and being the flagship agency for Family to Family.

Florence Shivers-Gilliam
Human Resources Coordinator

Jenelle Montoya
Resource Development Coordinator
Jenelle Montoya is a new addition to the administration staff at CHS. Recently relocated from Minnesota, Jenelle volunteered for CHS as an Americorps VISTA from 2006-2007. She has experience in marketing and advertising for the private sector, most recently as an Assistant Media Buyer/Planner for Best Buy Co., Inc. She has also worked as a freelance copywriter and has experience in Quality Control Management and ISO 9000. Jenelle earned her BA in English with a Writing Emphasis from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN.

Administration Support Staff

Helga Ralston,CAS, Executive Assistant

Mia Meeks, Bookkeeper

Ali Sene'-Carothers, Bookkeeper

 

 

Gary Davidson, MFT
Clinical Program Director
Family Service Centers, North Salinas, Salinas & Seaside
Gary Davidson has been Clinical Program Director of the Family Service Centers in Salinas and Seaside since 2005.  Hi is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a BA in Psychology from Fresno State University and a MA in Counseling from  the University of San Francisco.  Gary has worked in the Mental Health Field for thirty-five years and has a wide range of experience in Mental Health treatment intervention and programming in both public and private mental health systems.  He maintained a private practice in Marriage and Family Therapy for fifteen years focusing on relationships, personality disorders and serious mental illness.  Current outside interests include grandparenting, motorcycling and pizza tasting.

Valerie Catania
Program Director
Off-Main Clinic & D.A.I.S.Y.