Experience

UP Medical

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Behavioral Health

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Lerma Consulting, LLC

• Los Angeles, California, United States

• CEO/Owner- Organizational Development and Business Management Consulting

  • May 2021 - Present

  - Process Improvement - Organizational Development - Performance Improvement - Strategic Planning - Change Management - Leadership Development - Organizational Optimization - Policy Building - Process Improvement - Organizational Development - Performance Improvement - Strategic Planning - Change Management - Leadership Development - Organizational Optimization - Policy Building



Malibu Hills Treatment Center

• Malibu, California

• Executive Director

  • Jul 2015 - Dec 2021

  - Oversees licensing, accreditation, and compliance - Develop and implement organizational policies and procedures - Collaborate with the board of Directors to identify, create, and implement strategic plans to actualize business objectives - Identify potential risks and opportunities within the organization and its environment to protect business interests - Planning, organizing, budgeting, and directing of the organization’s operations and client programing - Utilization Review - Staff development, performance improvement, program development, development of high-performance teams - Analyze trends, identifying issues, develop/recommend solutions - Recruit, hire and train all departments with lower-level management, provide leadership, and manage the efforts of employees - Retain a diverse, highly qualified staff and provide career coaching, growth, and personal development for direct / indirect report employees, build strong relationships - Represent organization at social/corporate events to strengthen the brand and communicate the company’s message Show less



Passages Malibu

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Therapy Program Manager

  • Nov 2010 - Jul 2015

  - Provide administrative support and guidance to staff - Manage scheduling department - In-house trainer for evidence based practices - Conduct new client orientations, acclimate new intakes into treatment program - Recruitment of clinical staff - Manage daily operations/ treatment programing of clients - Conduct employee supervision - Licensing and accreditation compliance - Provide administrative support and guidance to staff - Manage scheduling department - In-house trainer for evidence based practices - Conduct new client orientations, acclimate new intakes into treatment program - Recruitment of clinical staff - Manage daily operations/ treatment programing of clients - Conduct employee supervision - Licensing and accreditation compliance



Casa Pacifica

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lead Behavior Specialist

  • Aug 2004 - Jul 2010

  - Follow educational plans and provide psychological treatment for abused, neglected, and at-risk children along with coordinating and implementing behavior support plan. - Provide behavioral coaching and skills training - Demonstrate strong foundation of leadership through executive decision making - Safeguard the facility - Have oversight of campus (campus facilitator) - Rehabilitation/crisis intervention - In-house instructor for evidence based treatment methods - Follow educational plans and provide psychological treatment for abused, neglected, and at-risk children along with coordinating and implementing behavior support plan. - Provide behavioral coaching and skills training - Demonstrate strong foundation of leadership through executive decision making - Safeguard the facility - Have oversight of campus (campus facilitator) - Rehabilitation/crisis intervention - In-house instructor for evidence based treatment methods