LAOPTF Membership

Become Involved in the Task Force!

Please join us for our monthly meetings (the 1st Wednesday of each month). For more information, please email the Task Force Coordinator.

Task Force Members

Todd Bemis, Common Ground
Lynn Barnett, Los Angeles County Probation Department
Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD, California State University Dominguez Hills
David Cantu, Los Angeles County Dept. of Mental Health
Mark Casanova, Homeless Health Care Los Angeles
Mario Gonzalez, Homeless Health Care Los Angeles
Karla Wagner, Homeless Health Care Los Angeles
Candy Cargill-Fuller, Behavioral Heath Services, Inc.
Neva Chauppette, PsyD, Psychologist
Young Chun, RN, Los Angeles Department of Health Services
Joray Cubillos, Tarzana Treatment Centers
Commander Sergio Diaz, LAPD Special Operations Bureau
Heather Edney, Cri-Help
Mary Eno, M.D., Venice Medical & Mental Health Services
Susan Forrest, Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
Marisol Fortades, RN, Los Angeles Department of Health Services
Jonathan Gottlieb, Lecturer
Terry Grand, M.D., Ph.D., Western Pacific Rehab
Rhonda Gray, AADAP
Terry Hair, PharmD., MPH, Clinica Msr. Oscar Romero
Linda Heinz, Family Member
Keith Heinzerling, MD, MPH, UCLA Department of Family Medicine
Rudy Hernandez, MSW
Gretchen Hildebran, MFA, Filmmaker “Worth Saving”  
James Hundley, Homeless Health Care, Los Angeles
Linda Jackson Epstein, Wings of Healing
Anthony Jimenez, Los Angeles County Probation Department
Captain Bobby Laster, Los Angeles County Fire Department
Grace Lee, MPHc, UCLA School of Public Health
Alexis Leiser, UC Irvine School of Medicine
Brian Lopez, Clean Needles Now
Michael Marqueson, Clean Needles Now
Tom Martinez, Tarzana Treatment Centers
Stephen Maulhardt, CPA, Aegis Medical Systems, Inc.
Alberto Mendoza, Drug Policy Alliance
Sandi McClure, Antelope Valley Hospital
Julia Negron, Family Member
Kristen Ochoa, MD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Cathy Olufs, CorrectHelp
Michelle Parra, PhD, LADHS Injury & Violence Prevention
Nicolle Perras, MPH, LADHS Injury & Violence Prevention
Meghan Ralston, Drug Policy Alliance
Lorraine Rebennack, Family Member
Jennifer Rebennack, Family Member
Terri Reynolds, AADAP
Robert Rojas, Charles Drew School of Medicine
Ricki Rosales, City of L.A., AIDS Coordinator’s Office
Jill Rotenberg, JWCH Institute, Inc.
Irene Ruiz, California State Dominguez Hills
Yolanda Salinas, Prototypes Women’s Care Center
Shoshanna Scholar, Clean Needles Now
Albert Senella, Tarzana Treatment Centers
Stephen David Simon, City of L.A., AIDS Coordinator
Michael St. Jean, City of Long Beach, Dept. Health Services
Susan Stone, MD, MPH, Emergency Medicine, LAC+USC
Shahan Suzmeyan - CRC
Nick Taylor, MPH, My Friend’s Place
Sarah Taylor, Skid Row Housing Trust
Katherine Tierney, USC, Keck School of Medicine
Carla Toms, MD, Los Angeles County Coroner
Matthew Torrington, MD, Common Ground, UCLA ISAP, Prometta
Margaret Dooley, Drug Policy Alliance