Nick Maiorino, St. Joseph Center
SJC Associate Director, Nick Maiorino joined the Center in
1999 as the Program Coordinator for the Monetary Advisory
Program (MAP), the agency’s DMH contract. In 2001, he
became the Continuum Director over all money
management services and assumed his current role in 2010.
Before joining St. Joseph Center, Nick worked for over 13
years in community agencies with the severely mentally ill
and substance abuse populations. His experience
encompasses inpatient and outpatient therapy and crisis
counseling. He received an M.A. in Clinical Psychology /
Behavioral Medicine from Connecticut College in 1989 and
completed his Marriage and Family Therapy requirements in
2008. His research in graduate school focused on "Shyness
and Sociability: Their Relationship to Depression, Anxiety,
Neuroticism and Introversion."
SJC Associate Director, Nick Maiorino joined the Center in
1999 as the Program Coordinator for the Monetary Advisory
Program (MAP), the agency’s DMH contract. In 2001, he
became the Continuum Director over all money
management services and assumed his current role in 2010.
Before joining St. Joseph Center, Nick worked for over 13
years in community agencies with the severely mentally ill
and substance abuse populations. His experience
encompasses inpatient and outpatient therapy and crisis
counseling. He received an M.A. in Clinical Psychology /
Behavioral Medicine from Connecticut College in 1989 and
completed his Marriage and Family Therapy requirements in
2008. His research in graduate school focused on "Shyness
and Sociability: Their Relationship to Depression, Anxiety,
Neuroticism and Introversion."
Program Committee
WIN's Program Committee meets monthly to ensure WIN
services are best meeting the needs of our shared families.
The Committee includes lead clinical staff of WIN and
partner agencies:
WIN's Program Committee meets monthly to ensure WIN
services are best meeting the needs of our shared families.
The Committee includes lead clinical staff of WIN and
partner agencies:
Alison Hickey, Westside Children's Center
Bio and picture coming soon!
Bio and picture coming soon!
Ivy Chang, Venice Family Clinic
Ivy Chang is a clinical social worker and the Health Services
Manager for the Children First Early Head Start program at
the Venice Family Clinic. As Health Services Manager, Ivy
oversees the health, mental health, nutrition, prenatal,
and disabilities components for the Early Head Start
program in West Los Angeles and Inglewood. Ivy has been
with the Venice Family Clinic since 2006.
Before discovering Early Head Start, Ivy worked with young
children in range of settings including a domestic violence
crisis shelter, a therapeutic preschool, and a children's
museum. Ivy's professional interests are in infant mental
health, parenting, and the interaction between health and
mental health, particularly in immigrant communities. Ivy is
a fluent speaker of Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. She
completed her Master's in Clinical Social Work at Smith
College School for Social Work.
Ivy Chang is a clinical social worker and the Health Services
Manager for the Children First Early Head Start program at
the Venice Family Clinic. As Health Services Manager, Ivy
oversees the health, mental health, nutrition, prenatal,
and disabilities components for the Early Head Start
program in West Los Angeles and Inglewood. Ivy has been
with the Venice Family Clinic since 2006.
Before discovering Early Head Start, Ivy worked with young
children in range of settings including a domestic violence
crisis shelter, a therapeutic preschool, and a children's
museum. Ivy's professional interests are in infant mental
health, parenting, and the interaction between health and
mental health, particularly in immigrant communities. Ivy is
a fluent speaker of Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. She
completed her Master's in Clinical Social Work at Smith
College School for Social Work.
Va Lecia Adams, St. Joseph Center
Born and raised in Southern California, Va Lecia graduated
with a B.A. from U.S.C., an M.A. from Ball State University
and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Throughout her
doctoral program, she researched the factors that create
stress in ethnic minority youth, and co-authored a chapter
on this subject in the book The Intersection of Race,
Class, and Gender: Implications for Multicultural Counseling
(D. Pope Davis & H. L. K. Coleman, Eds.).
While working on her Ph.D., Ms. Adams served as Executive
Director of The Stanford Medical Youth Science Program
(SMYSP), which reaches out to low-income youth who are
interested in becoming physicians.
Before joining St. Joseph Center, Va Lecia spent six years
as Director of Transitional Living for United Friends of the
Children.
Va Lecia has also held the position of Vice President of
Counseling Services for College Bound, which provides
college counseling and guidance to minority youth.
Born and raised in Southern California, Va Lecia graduated
with a B.A. from U.S.C., an M.A. from Ball State University
and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Throughout her
doctoral program, she researched the factors that create
stress in ethnic minority youth, and co-authored a chapter
on this subject in the book The Intersection of Race,
Class, and Gender: Implications for Multicultural Counseling
(D. Pope Davis & H. L. K. Coleman, Eds.).
While working on her Ph.D., Ms. Adams served as Executive
Director of The Stanford Medical Youth Science Program
(SMYSP), which reaches out to low-income youth who are
interested in becoming physicians.
Before joining St. Joseph Center, Va Lecia spent six years
as Director of Transitional Living for United Friends of the
Children.
Va Lecia has also held the position of Vice President of
Counseling Services for College Bound, which provides
college counseling and guidance to minority youth.
WIN's Executive Committee meets monthly to guide WIN's
governance and is comprised of the Executive Director of
each of our partner agencies:
governance and is comprised of the Executive Director of
each of our partner agencies:
Heather Carrigan, Westside Children's Center
Heather has a long history of wide-ranging public sector
work, from work in a homeless shelter to public school
teaching with Teach For America to policy research and
advocacy for the LA Gay & Lesbian Center’s health, mental
health, HIV/AIDS medical care and prevention and other
services.
Heather brings to WCC more than a decade of legislative
and initiative advocacy experience, communications
strategy, budget analysis, and nonprofit management at
the ACLU of Southern California.
Heather has a long history of wide-ranging public sector
work, from work in a homeless shelter to public school
teaching with Teach For America to policy research and
advocacy for the LA Gay & Lesbian Center’s health, mental
health, HIV/AIDS medical care and prevention and other
services.
Heather brings to WCC more than a decade of legislative
and initiative advocacy experience, communications
strategy, budget analysis, and nonprofit management at
the ACLU of Southern California.
Elizabeth Benson Forer, Venice Family Clinic
Elizabeth joined the Clinic in 1994. Under her leadership,
Board, staff, and volunteers have doubled the Clinic’s
capacity and programs. The budget has gone from $5
million to $19 million and additional locations have been
added, including a teen clinic on the campus of the Culver
City High School and a primary care facility located at Mar
Vista Gardens, a public housing development. Venice
Family Clinic is the largest free clinic in the nation.
Ms. Forer holds masters’ degrees in social work and public
health from Columbia University. Prior to joining Venice
Family Clinic, she served for five years as Executive
Director of Settlement Health and Medical Services, a
nonprofit community health center in East Harlem, New
York. She also directed a department at Metropolitan
Hospital in New York City, where her mission was to make
the hospital more accessible to local residents.
Elizabeth joined the Clinic in 1994. Under her leadership,
Board, staff, and volunteers have doubled the Clinic’s
capacity and programs. The budget has gone from $5
million to $19 million and additional locations have been
added, including a teen clinic on the campus of the Culver
City High School and a primary care facility located at Mar
Vista Gardens, a public housing development. Venice
Family Clinic is the largest free clinic in the nation.
Ms. Forer holds masters’ degrees in social work and public
health from Columbia University. Prior to joining Venice
Family Clinic, she served for five years as Executive
Director of Settlement Health and Medical Services, a
nonprofit community health center in East Harlem, New
York. She also directed a department at Metropolitan
Hospital in New York City, where her mission was to make
the hospital more accessible to local residents.
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