Meet the Team
Senior Leadership
Gerald Garth, MBA (he/him)
Executive Director
gerald@amaad.org
Kiwan Cato-Fox (he/him)
Deputy Director
cato@amaad.org
Lanelle Laws, LMFT (she/hers)
Director of Behavioral Health and Care Services
lanelle@amaad.org
Mark Marbury (he/him)
Director of Finance
mark@amaad.org
Administration
Dale Hughes (he/him)
Manager of Fiscal Administration
213-328-3073 dale@amaad.org
Ted Booker (he, him)
Grants Analyst
213-712-7313 ted@amaad.org
Anthony Singleton (he, him)
Human Resources & Employment Training Manager
anthony@amaad.org
Sandra Carrillo (she, her)
Office Manager and Executive Assistant
sandra@amaad.org 323-569-1610
Behavioral Health
Donald R. Essex, MS, LPCC, NCC (he/him)
Behavioral Health Therapist Counselor
dre@amaad.org
213-866-8681
Lea Collins, MS, APCC (she/her)
Behavioral Health Therapist
lea@amaad.org
424-504-5996
Deirdra Barrios (she/her)
Behavioral Health Therapist
deirdra@amaad.org
213-394-2429
Shay Harwell (she/her)
Behavioral Health Case Manager
shay@amaad.org
213-328-3073
Housing
Kenneth Martin (he/him)
Housing Compliance Manager
213-712-7309 | kenneth@amaad.org
Tracie Alexander (she/her)
Housing Navigator
213-314-0412 | tracie@amaad.org
Chanel Lumiere (she/her)
Resident Advisor
chanel@amaad.org
Christian Bullock (he/him)
Peer Navigator
213-374-2882 | christian@amaad.org
Jennifer Campos (she/hers)
Resident Advisor/ Housing Navigator
jennifer@amaad.org
213-712-7311
Michael Rabb (he/him)
Resident Advisor
michael@amaad.org
213-712-7307
Bobby Dillard (he/him)
Resident Advisor
bobby@amaad.org
213-374-2908
Chris Rhodes (he/him)
Resident Advisor
crhodes@amaad.org
213-374-3261
Blake Moody (he/him)
Resident Advisor
blake@amaad.org
213-262-2684
Youth Health and Wellness
True Justice Jones (True)
Prevention Specialist
truejustice@amaad.org
213-712-7314
Zylan Stanley (he/him)
Community Engagement & Outreach Specialist
zylan@amaad.org
213-712-7308
Youth Development & Diversion
Tyrone Thompson (he/him)
Youth Development & Diversion Manager
213-262-3314 | Tyrone@amaad.org
Andre Moton (he/him/she/her)
Youth Diversion & Development Specialist
andre@amaad.org
213-320-1287
Unique Castenada (she/her)
Outreach Specialist
unique@amaad.org
213-262-3676
HIV Education & Empowerment
Leticia St. Remy (she/her)
HIV.E Program Manager
424-702-0520 | leticia@amaad.org
Diamond Xavier Paulk (she/her)
Community Engagement and Training Coordinator
diamond@amaad.org
424-702-0448
Dechelle Richardson (she/hers)
Community Engagement and Training Coordinator
dechelle@amaad.org
213-866-9244
Training and Education
Dondei Dean (she/her)
Training and Education Manager
dondei@amaad.org
Naim Rasul (he/him)
Training and Education Coordinator
naim@amaad.org