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Awards & Recognitions

2023 CBHA Award Recipients


Rusty Selix Award of Merit

Al Rowlett, CEO, Turning Point Community Programs

Sparky Harlan, CBHA Emeritus

CBHA Behavioral Health Champion

Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

Health Equity Award

Diana Ramos, California Surgeon General

Consumer Advocate Award

Rayshell Chambers, CEO, Painted Brain

CBHA Member Advocate Award

Harry Bruell, CEO, PathPoint

Previous Award Recipients


2022

Rusty Selix Award of Merit - Debbie Manners, President & CEO, Sycamores

2021

Rusty Selix Award of Merit - Vitka Eisen

CBHA Behavioral Health Champions - Senator Scott Wiener & Senator Anthony Portantino

Health Equity Award - Dr. Shirley Weber, CA Secretary of State & CA Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

2020

CBHA Behavioral Health Champion - Senator Jim Beall & Assemblymember Anthony Rendon

2019

Rusty Selix Award of Merit - Linda Rosenberg, former CEO, National Council for Mental Wellbeing

CBHA Behavioral Health Champion - Senator Richard Pan & Senator Anna Caballero

2018

Rusty Selix Award of Merit - Leslie Preston, Director of Behavioral Health, La Clinica de la Raza (posthumously)

CBHA Behavioral Health Champion - Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula

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