Leadership COPY
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Executive Team
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LAURA WEISSBERGER, LSCW -
Executive Director -
PURVI KNOPF, CMA -
Interim Director of Finance -
SUZANNE GOTHARD, LSCW -
Director of Quality Improvement -
KIM SONICO-LEWIS -
Interim Director of Human Resources -
SAMANTHA RUSSELL, LMFT -
Director of Crisis Services, Director of Social Services
Program Leadership Team
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Leanne Rozner LMFT
Agency Clinical Supervisor -
JUSTIN COLWELL, LCSW -
Director of Supported Independent Living Program -
STEPHANIE KRAL, LMFT -
Director of Residential Treatment Program -
MADISON BROCK, LCSW -
Asst. Director Residential Treatment Program -
CLEO THOMPSON -
Director In-Home Outreach Team and CalWORKs Program -
ALULA BEKELE, MHRS -
Housing Services Manager -
JEFF BEAL, LCSW -
Crisis Clinical Program Manager -
MARGARET KUHN, LMFT -
Crisis Clinical Program Manager -
CHRISTOPHER LAMPI, PARAMEDIC -
Program Manager Berkeley Specialized Care Unit – Emergency Medical Services (EMS) -
CINDY LONG, CADC II -
Program Manager Berkeley Wellness Center & Casa Ubuntu Wellness Center -
DR. JEFFREY SUITER, Psy.D. -
Agency Clinical Supervisor -
ASH DARWISH -
Facilitation and Peer Practices Supervisor
Board of Directors
- CLIFFORD CHAPMAN, Board President
- TONI VEGLIA, Secretary/Treasurer
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DOLORES RAGUSA
Director - FAUSTINA FRIMPONG, Director
- PAUL LEJOY, Director
Bonita House opened the first psychiatric residential treatment program of its kind in Berkeley, CA .
Bonita House purchased the residential treatment program property. Operational
support was received from the SF Foundation, the S.H. Cowell Foundation, and the East Bay
Foundation.
– Parishioners from nearby St. Mary Magdalene Church began assisting Bonita House with funding, furniture, and meals in a partnership lasting over thirty years.– Bonita House Inc. received its first contract with Alameda County to provide mental health services for adults within the county.
–Bonita House Inc. opened Junkman’s Palace Café, the first vocational rehabilitation program in Alameda County for adults living with psychiatric disabilities. The Café served as a model for other restaurant training programs throughout California.
Bonita House Inc. started its Supported Independent Living Program by master leasing housing and apartments to become shared supportive housing for clients.
– Bonita House Inc., one of the first six California non-profits funded by HUD’s 202/8 Program, built two adjacent 6 bedroom houses in Berkeley, providing congregate living for adults with serious psychiatric disabilities.
The Mental Health Department of Mendocino and Lake Counties invited Bonita House Inc. to open a 7-bed licensed residential treatment facility in Ukiah that served hundreds of county residents during its years of operation.Bonita House Inc. received funding from the State of California, Independent Living Housing
Assistance Program to provide services for clients living with serious and persistent mental illness
– Bonita House Inc. received a City of Berkeley Community Development Block Grant Award for acquisition and rehabilitation of a seven-bedroom home to house individuals with serious and persistent mental illness.
Bonita House Inc. received a HUD Rental Rehabilitation Loan to rehabilitate an agency owned residence providing supported housing for clients.
Bonita House Inc. redesigned its programs to work exclusively with adults with a dual diagnosis of serious persistent mental health and substance use disorders, to treat both conditions concurrently.