Leadership

Mental Health Systems is led by a Board of Directors. Members serve a one- to three-year term and

officers are elected bi-annually. The Board of Directors meets regularly, no less than four times a year.

2015 Board of Directors

Jim Callaghan, Chair

Kathryn Wage, Vice Chair

Rita Monteiro, Ph.D., Secretary

Ernest H. Wright, II, Treasurer

Ted Anasis

Alexis Ranglas

William Rivera

Jeanette Sanchez

Irene Stillings

Executive Team

Kimberly R. Bond, LMFT, Chief Executive Officer and President

Michael L. Hawkey, MBA, Chief Financial Officer

D. Anthony Jensen, MD, Chief Medical Officer

Wendy Broughton, MA, Chief Operating Officer, Mental Health Systems

Rebecca Culjat, LCSW, Chief Operating Officer, Novata Behavioral Health

Management Team

Aaron Dizon, MBA, Director of Program Financial Management

Azuree Morris, M.Ed., Director of Human Resources

David Conn, Ph.D., Vice President of Government Relations

Donald Blake, Director of Information Technology

Elaine Abraham, Director of Safety

Kari Braun, BBA, Controller

Laura Whitehouse, BA, Vice President of Development and Government Relations, Central California

Leean Couch, BA, Director of Quality Improvement

Linda Wong-Kerberg, LMFT, Director of Clinical Services

Lori Laughlin, Director of Facilities and Property Management

Olivia Bornholdt, BA, Director of Administration

Scott Suckow, Vice President of Development and Government Relations, Southern California

Tina Moreno, Director of Grants

Revised: 2nd Quarter 2015

Kimberly Bond, LMFT CEO & President

Kimberly Bond is the CEO and President of Mental Health Systems (MHS), a large non-profit

organization based in San Diego County, and Novata Behavioral Health. The mission of both

agencies is to “improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities impacted by substance

abuse and behavioral health disorders.” In her role as CEO and President, Ms. Bond guides

behavioral health services for over 80 MHS programs located throughout the state of California as

well as the three divisions of Novata.

Under her mission-driven leadership, MHS provides vital services that place clients first. Ms. Bond

structured clinical pillars to ensure all services are delivered with gender, culture, and co-occurring

disorders in mind. She also directed the development of Novata Behavioral Health (NBH), a for-profit

subsidiary of MHS in order to ensure the diversification of MHS and the ability to grow in the ever

changing health care markets, including changes due to the Affordable Care Act.

Since joining MHS in 1992, Ms. Bond has developed an intricate understanding of the organization,

starting as a clinician and later becoming a program coordinator for mentally ill adults. She went on

to serve as Chief Operating Officer for 10 years where she was charged with the day-to-day

management of MHS prior to becoming the CEO and President. Responsible for overseeing hundreds

of employees, Ms. Bond has significantly contributed to the success of progressive behavioral health

treatment programs.

A leader in both the mental health and recovery communities, Ms. Bond has served as the President

of numerous professional associations, locally, statewide and nationally. She currently serves as a

board member for the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives, Inc.

(CAADPE). She is an active member in the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Public Policy

Committee, the San Diego Downtown Community Partnership, and the United Way Health Vision

Council. She was also a mentor for SAMHSA’s Women’s Addiction Services Leadership Institute

(WASLI).

Kim was nominated for the “2015 - Most Admired CEO” in the non-profit sector by San Diego Business

Journal, and was recognized as finalist for the “Healthcare Champions Awards” by San Diego

Business Journal in 2014. She was also honored as one of “20 powerful women who are trailblazing

paths and making a difference in our community” by Biz San Diego in 2008. She was the recipient of

the 2008 - San Diego Tribute to Women in Industry Award, and was nominated for the 2007 - Women

Who Mean Business, by San Diego Business Journal.

A licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Ms. Bond earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in

1984 from San Diego State University and a master’s degree in counseling education in 1988. She is

married and has 2 healthy and happy sons.

Michael Hawkey, MBA Chief Financial Officer

Accounting Certificate, UC Los Angeles, 1995

MBA, Pepperdine University, 1981

BA, Pepperdine University, Business Administration, 1980

Michael Hawkey has more than 25 years of experience in finance, administration and business

management, including more than thirteen years of oversight for Mental Health Systems’ (MHS)

County, State, and Federal contracts. He has fiscal responsibility for more than 80 mental health,

substance abuse and autism service contracts with annual revenues exceeding $80 million dollars for

MHS and Novata Behavioral Health. The contracts he manages include those for San Diego, San

Bernardino, Fresno, Santa Barbara and Riverside Counties; the State of California Department of

Corrections & Rehabilitation; and Federal SAMHSA, HUD and Department of Labor grants. Prior to

joining MHS, Michael served as CFO for the Institute of Management Resources, a $50 million global

management consultancy. He began his career with financial organizations in the aerospace and

defense industries. Michael was honored as the San Diego Business Journal’s CFO of the year in 2007

and 2008.

D. Anthony Jensen, M.D. Chief Medical Officer

Licensed Physician, Medical Board of California

Certified, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Certified, General Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Doctor of Medicine (MD), 1994, University of Iowa College of Medicine

Bachelor of Science (BS), Microbiology, 1987, University of Iowa

As the Chief Medical Officer of Mental Health Systems and Novata Behavioral Health, Dr. Anthony

Jensen is responsible for ensuring that the organization’s programs operate according to high clinical

standards. He oversees the performance of all contracted physicians and psychiatrists who are

working in MHS and NBH programs. Dr. Jensen is a member of the Executive Team, and works with

agency leadership, to direct the overall operation and success of the organization.

Prior to joining MHS in 2005, he was the Unit Director of the Adolescent Inpatient Unit at UC San Diego

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service, where he served as a supervising attending psychiatrist,

and as a full-time faculty member in the UC San Diego School of Medicine’s Department of

Psychiatry. In addition, he was a psychiatric consultant to the UC San Diego Department of Pediatrics

Mother, Child and Adolescent HIV program. Dr. Jensen currently continues as a volunteer member of

the clinical faculty at the UC San Diego School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Rady’s

Children’s Hospital, where he provides supervision to resident physicians who are training in Child

Psychiatry.

Dr. Jensen is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, San Diego Psychiatric Society,

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Society of Addiction

Medicine. He is currently the President for the San Diego Academy of Child and Adolescent

Psychiatry. In 2013, San Diego County Medical Society honored Dr. Jensen as one of San Diego’s

“Top Doctors” in the fields of Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Wendy Broughton

Chief Operating Officer - Mental Health Systems

The Chief Operating Officer for Mental Health Systems, Ms. Broughton has many years of successful

experience in the administration and management of substance abuse treatment and criminal

justice programs. In her role, Broughton is responsible for the oversight of clinical programs and

services, including the delivery of innovative, cost-effective services for individuals and families living

with behavioral health problems.

Broughton joined MHS in 1998, spent her first four years with the agency as a Program Manager. She

then moved to the home office as Head of Service for MHS corrections and rehabilitation programs

before being promoted to Vice President. Immediately prior to accepting the position of Chief

Operating Officer, Ms. Broughton served as a Senior Vice President, overseeing substance abuse and

criminal justice programs in Southern and Central California. Involved at State and County levels

throughout her tenure, Wendy has served on numerous committees in the name of improving client

care. Currently, she serves as the chair of the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Professional

Executives (CAADPE) Criminal Justice Committee, and is a board member for Community Health

Improvement Partners (CHIP) as the Ex Officio Member, Executive Partners Committee Chair. In 2013,

she was appointed to the Judicial Council’s Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee which

works to ensure equal access to justice and provides leadership in the administration of justice in the

best interests of the public and court system.

Ms. Broughton received her B.A. in Psychology and her M.A. in Counseling. She is also a Certified

Master Life Coach, and maintains certification as a Registered Addictions Specialist.

Rebecca Culjat, LCSW

Chief Operating Officer – Novata Behavioral Health

MSW, School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 2002

BS, Human Development, University of California Davis, 2000

BA, Spanish, University of California Davis, 2000

Rebecca Culjat serves as Chief Operating Officer for Novata Behavioral Health. A licensed clinical

social worker, Rebecca joined MHS in 2006 and has overseen several MHS programs and worked with

a variety of populations including children and families, SED youth, military populations and

community outreach projects. In her current role, Ms. Culjat is responsible for the oversight of clinical

programs and services, including the delivery of innovative, cost-effective services for individuals and

families living with behavioral health problems. Rebecca is a member of the Motivational

Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). She graduated from the University of California, Davis, with a

Bachelor's of Science in Human Development and a Bachelor's of Art in Spanish, then went on to the

University of Southern California, where she completed her Master's in Social Work with a

concentration in Mental Health.