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The California Mental Health Directors Association (CMHDA) is a non profit advocacy association representing the mental health directors from each of California's 58 counties, as well as two cities (Berkeley and Tri-City).

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  • Patricia Ryan, MPA – Executive Director
    Contact for state budget issues and association matters.
    pryan@cmhda.org
  • Don Kingdon, PhD – Deputy Director & Small Counties Liaison
    Contact for Medi-Cal and other regulatory issues.
    dkingdon@cmhda.org
  • Kirsten Barlow – Associate Director, Legislation & Public Policy
    Contact for state legislation and public policy issues.
    kbarlow@cmhda.org
  • Molly Brassil – Associate Director, Public Policy
    Contact for MHSA and public policy issues. 
    mbrassil@cmhda.org