our team

 

Who oversees and manages the Center?

An experienced team of four professionals make up our executive staff, and we have a board of 16 directors with expertise in many different fields as well as nine honorary board members. The Guidance Center team comprises nearly 200 mental health professionals, support staff, administrators and interns.

Meet The Executive Team

Patricia Costales, LCSW

Patricia Costales, LCSW

Chief Executive Officer

Kevin Cunanan, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP

Kevin Cunanan, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP

Chief Operating Officer

 

Lorraine Lyou

Lorraine Lyou

Chief Development Officer

 

Angelina Palma-Williams, LCSW

Angelina Palma-Williams, LCSW

Chief Clinical Officer

Board of Directors

Luis Maimoni

Chairman, LMFT

Betsy Snare

Vice-Chairwoman

Jim Walsh

Secretary

Mike Nelson

Treasurer

Kris Allen

Areas Manager, VP

Susana Cortes

Assistant Director, Long Beach Unified School District 

Nancy Foster

Mental Health Advocate

Ana Perez

Immed. Past Chair

Heather Peterson

Program Facilitator, Long Beach Unified School District

Jennifer Rabin

President

Zig Tekeste

Managing Director

Hilda Tourians

Senior Account Executive

Derek Wratchford

Regional Sales Director, Mutual of America 

Honorary Board Members

Eric Adler, Esq.

Partner, Magee & Adler, APC

Tiffany Brown

Deputy Superintendent, Long Beach Unified School District

Jane Close Conoley, PhD

President, California State University, Long Beach

J. Brent Dunn

President

Bob Foster

Former Mayor, City of Long Beach

Honorable Robert Garcia, EdD

U.S. Representative, CA-42

Senator Lena Gonzalez

California State Senate District 33

Samuel “Skip” Keesal, Jr.

Founding Partner, Keesal, Young & Logan

Sheriff Robert Luna

Sheriff, Los Angeles County

Jim McDonnell

Former Sheriff, Los Angeles County

Beverly O’Neill

Former Mayor, City of Long Beach

Claudia Sosa-Valderrama

Assistant Superintendent, Long Beach Unified School District

Mary Zendejas

Councilwoman, City of Long Beach, District 1