Staff

Anna Henderson, WIN Executive Director
As a director, advocate, trainer and consultant, Anna
Henderson has been developing community partnerships to
support families since 1991. She is the founding director of
the Westside Infant-Family Network (WIN).

Anna has served as co-chair of a statewide coalition
advocating for better public policy for families living in
poverty, and as an expert witness before the state legislature
during welfare reform (TANF) plan creation. She has spoken
throughout the country on poverty issues, education and
collaboration and is the author of "Making Welfare-to-Work
Work for Families.” Before accepting her current position as
Executive Director of the Westside Infant-family Network
(WIN), she served as the executive director of Chicago
Commons ETC, a consultant to new and growing non-profit
programs and as a development officer in higher education.
Ms. Henderson has a Master of Arts degree in English from the
University of Illinois, Chicago, as well as bachelors degrees in
English and Fine Arts from the University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign.

Wendy Sun, Psy.D., Clinical Director
Dr. Wendy Sun is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in
early intervention and infant mental health. Dr. Sun came to
WIN from a nonprofit community mental health clinic where
she was a Lead Clinical Supervisor.

Wendy has provided trainings at national and regional
conferences in the area of infant mental health diagnosis and
treatment. She has also been a trainer for the Los Angeles
County Department of Mental Health and several local Early
HeadStart programs, as well as taught child psychology at the
Alliant International University. Dr. Sun has a B.A. in Psychology
from the University of California, Los Angeles, and received
both her Master and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology
from California School of Professional Psychology – Alliant
International University.

As a clinician, clinical supervisor, and trainer, Wendy is
passionate about delivering culturally-sensitive and strength-
based mental health services to support children in achieving
optimal potentials and to improve the quality of life for
families. Her professional interests include multicultural issues
related to early intervention, and family systems in
impoverished communities.

Marta Huertas, WIN Clinical Information Systems Manager
Marta began her career in the private sector, then moved to
non-profit work because it offered more meaning for her life.

She has been an intake coordinator for foster care
placements, acted as a Spanish-English translator, and devised
and maintained database systems.

She acts as the central core of the WIN program, streamlining
communication among WIN, partner agencies, and clients, and
calculating WIN's outcomes for children, families, staff and
partner agencies. She also maintains client files and consults
on WIN processes.

Amy Gardner, WIN Development Associate
Amy comes to WIN with more than ten years of corporate
communications experience, working for a spectrum of
companies within the industries of architecture, sustainable
design and telecommunications. New to the world of
non-profits, Amy is thrilled to have the opportunity to
support work that has a lasting, positive impact on families in
need.

In her role as Development Associate, Amy writes/edits grant
proposals and reports, seeks out new funding opportunities
and contributes to the strategic planning of marketing and
public relations initiatives and materials.

Maritza Brijil, WIN Case Manager
Maritza received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from
California State University Fullerton and then chose to work in
the social services field because she has a strong desire for
direct involvement in making a difference in people's lives.

Through her work so far, Maritza has found great value in
social work and its ability to improve the quality of life for all
individuals, both those who are receiving it and those
providing it. She is confident that the assistance and guidance
provided through case management allows clients to meet
their basic needs to function and thrive in society.

Maritza plans to continue her education so that she can be
more prepared to help people in need.

Diana Pineda, MSW, Staff Therapist
Bio coming soon!

WIN grants each partner agency funds to support on-site
case managers for WIN clients. The cross-agency services
case managers provide for WIN families go far beyond the
walls of WIN's three primary partner agencies--case managers
act as families' advocates for services at Regional Center,
public housing offices, and much more.

Our team of WIN-dedicated case managers includes: