Who We Are

Leadership

Board of Directors

Leah Albright-Byrd (Chair)

Executive Director, Rebecca Bender Initiative

Melanie Howard

Partner & Chair, Brand Protection Group, Loeb & Loeb

Darin Shea

Managing partner of Group of Eight LLC

Allison Burkett, MSW

Christa Crane

Chief Client Development & Marketing Officer, Loeb & Loeb

Maurice A Hitchcock

Ed.D Professor Emeritus, University of Southern California

Ted Swanson

Managing partner and founder of Resolute Trials

Executive Leadership Team

Alan Smyth

Executive Director

Luisa Sease

Senior Director

Sarah Hladek

Director of Human Resources

Cinthya Islas

Director of Programs

Jasmine McDonald

Assistant Clinical Director

Sara Elander

Assistant Director of Programs

Franky Araujo

Director of Operations