
2022 was an exciting year for La Cheim!
Our team successfully created a new mission statement to take our agency forward. Further, we created a vision statement, value statements, and strategic plan, which you can review below.
We also created a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) statement, which can be found on our Careers page.
About La Cheim
What We Believe | Who We Are | How We Work
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to be a premier provider of high-quality health, education, and support services, and a strategic community partner in the disruption of health, social, academic, and ecological inequities.
OUR VISION
We commit to inspire, create, and nurture effective and sustainable action that supports individuals, families, communities, and the natural environment to be healthy and thriving.
OUR VALUES
La Cheim has several core values that guide our work! We think of these values as more than statements; they are the "how we do what we do.” Explore our values.
OUR STRATEGIC PLAN & PROGRAMS
We invite you to explore La Cheim's new strategic plan, then discover our programs.
NON-DISCRIMINATION & ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY
La Cheim School, Inc. is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Learn more.
SENIOR EXECUTIVE TEAM

David Hartman
Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Donovan Grant
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Ruth Mims-Jemerson
Human Resources (HR) Director
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Leslie Leiva
Director, Youth Empowerment and Wellness (YEW)
Frances Raeside, LMFT
Program Director, La Cheim Behavioral Health Services
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Erika Castillo
Coordinator, Youth Empowerment and Wellness (YEW)
Maicah Dela Cruz
Coordinator, Youth Empowerment and Wellness (YEW)
Tierney Estampa
Manager, Youth Empowerment and Wellness (YEW)
Jaime Jimenez
Program Coordinator, Youth Empowerment and Wellness (YEW)
Amanda Morrison, LMFT, LPCC
Clinical Operations Manager, La Cheim Behavioral Health Services
Adam Nelson, MD
Medical Director, La Cheim Behavioral Health Services
Jennifer Nunez
Student Service Support, La Cheim School
Sonam Prasad
Administrator, Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Richard Ivry (chair)
Juliana Morgan-Trostle (secretary)
Veronica Lopez
Harry Margulius
Kristine Panik, MD
Emily Thielman
Jonathan Tomasco