BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rita Gonzalez, Chair, rgonzalez@bienestar.org
Lisa Marie Gallegos, Treasurer/Secretary

MEMBERS:

Anthony Elliot
Jesse Barron
Ramon Escobedo Jr.
Wilson Castellon
Berta Meneses-Contreras
Liliana Perez
Jesus Rosas

Robert Contreras (he/el), President & CEO, rcontreras@bienestar.org
Oscar De La O (he/el), Vice-President,  odelao@bienestar.org
Brendan O’Connell (he/el), MSW, Chief Operating Officer, boconnell@bienestar.org

Esmeralda Gasca (she/ella), Accountant, Financial Services, egasca@bienestar.org

Daniel José Deza (he/el), Communications Director, ddeza@bienestar.org,
Tel: (866) 590-6411 (ext. 106) or (714) 287- 9572
Please contact Daniel for press inquiries.

Mayra Hernandez (she/ella), Clinic Manager, mhernandez@bienestar.org

Nery Alvarado (she/ella), LCSW, Director of Behavioral Health, nmelendez@bienestar.org
Miguel Romero (he/el), ACSW, MSW, PPSC, Manager, mromero@bienestar.org

Elvis Carrillo (he/el), MPH, Community Outreach and Engagement Manager De Ambiente Programs, ecarrillo@bienestar.org
Brenda Gonzalez (she/ella), Transgeneros Unidas (TU) Program Manager, bdgonzalez@bienestar.org 
Elly Jalayer (she/ella), Harm Reduction Manager, Harm Reduction Program, ejalayer@bienestar.org

Ronald A. Brooks (he/el), Ph.D., Interim Director, rbrooks@bienestar.org
Joanna Barreras (she/ella), MSW, Ph.D., Associate Program Director, jbarreras@bienestar.org
Terryl Chen (he/el), MS, Statistical Evaluation Manager, ychen@bienestar.org
Ricardo Lepe (he/el), MMTCP, MA, Ph.D., Bilingual Research Coordinator, rlepe@bienestar.org

Silvia Valerio (she/ella), Program Coordinator, svalerio@bienestar.org