Meet the Team

Senior Leadership

Gerald Garth, MBA (he/him)
Executive Director
gerald@amaad.org

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Kiwan Cato-Fox (he/him)
Deputy Director
cato@amaad.org

 

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Lanelle Laws, LMFT (she/hers)
Director of Behavioral Health and Care Services
lanelle@amaad.org

 

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Mark Marbury (he/him)
Director of Finance
mark@amaad.org

 

Administration

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Dale Hughes (he/him)
Manager of Fiscal Administration

213-328-3073  dale@amaad.org 

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Ted Booker (he, him)
Grants Analyst
213-712-7313 ted@amaad.org

 

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Anthony Singleton (he, him)
Human Resources & Employment Training Manager
anthony@amaad.org

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Sandra Carrillo (she, her)
Office Manager and Executive Assistant
sandra@amaad.org 323-569-1610

Behavioral Health

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Donald R. Essex, MS, LPCC, NCC (he/him)
Behavioral Health Therapist Counselor

dre@amaad.org

213-866-8681

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Lea Collins, MS, APCC (she/her)
Behavioral Health Therapist

lea@amaad.org

424-504-5996

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Deirdra Barrios (she/her)
Behavioral Health Therapist

deirdra@amaad.org

213-394-2429

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Shay Harwell (she/her)
Behavioral Health Case Manager

shay@amaad.org

213-328-3073

Housing

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Kenneth Martin (he/him)
Housing Compliance Manager
213-712-7309 | kenneth@amaad.org

 

HOUSING SUPPORT
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Tracie Alexander (she/her)
Housing Navigator
213-314-0412 | tracie@amaad.org

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Chanel Lumiere (she/her)
Resident Advisor

chanel@amaad.org

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Christian Bullock (he/him)
Peer Navigator
213-374-2882 | christian@amaad.org

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Jennifer Campos (she/hers)
Resident Advisor/ Housing Navigator

jennifer@amaad.org

213-712-7311

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Michael Rabb (he/him)
Resident Advisor

michael@amaad.org

213-712-7307

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Bobby Dillard (he/him)
Resident Advisor

bobby@amaad.org

213-374-2908

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Chris Rhodes (he/him)
Resident Advisor

crhodes@amaad.org

213-374-3261

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Youth Health and Wellness

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Jayden Ware (he/him)
Youth Health Services Coordinator 

jayden@amaad.org

213-325-5986

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Zylan Stanley (he/him)
Community Engagement & Outreach Specialist

zylan@amaad.org

213-712-7308

Youth Development & Diversion

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Andre Moton (he/him/she/her)
Youth Diversion & Development Specialist

andre@amaad.org

213-320-1287

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Unique Castenada (she/her)
Outreach Specialist

unique@amaad.org

213-262-3676

HIV Education & Empowerment

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Leticia St. Remy (she/her)
HIV.E Program Manager
424-702-0520 | leticia@amaad.org

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Diamond Xavier Paulk (she/her)
Community Engagement and Training Coordinator

diamond@amaad.org

424-702-0448

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Dechelle Richardson (she/hers)
Community Engagement and Training Coordinator

dechelle@amaad.org

213-866-9244

Training and Education

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Dondei Dean (she/her)
Training and Education Manager

dondei@amaad.org

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Naim Rasul (he/him)
Training and Education Coordinator

naim@amaad.org