Meet Us
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Stan Galperson, Psy.D.
Director of Residential and Outpatient Programs
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Scott Taylor,Esq.
Chief Executive Officer |
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Angela Knox, MBA
Director of Long Beach Services
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Albert M. Senella
Chief Operating Officer |
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Tom Martinez , M.S.W.
Director of Community Programs and Services |
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Silvia Cadena
Controller |
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Alesia Ping-DiFiore
Director Youth Services, Antelope Valley
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Ken Bachrach, Ph.D.
Clinical Director |
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Stewart Sokol, Ph.D.
Director of Youth Services
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Duane Carmalt, M.D.
Medical Director |
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Stan Sorensen
Director of Adult Services, Antelope Valley
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Donna Rios, MS, PA-C
Director of Nursing |
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Keith Ian Star, MFT, MBA
Director of Inpatient and Detoxification Programs
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Jose Salazar Dr. PH.
Director of Program Development
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Hank Seiden
Director of Business Development |
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Jim Sorg, Ph.D.
Director of Information Technology
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Gina Trinidad
Director of Human Resources |
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Scott Taylor, Esq., Chief Executive Officer
Scott Taylor is a Founder, the President and Chief Executive Officer of TTC since
its incorporation in 1972. He has been and will continue to provide unifying leadership
and continuity within the diverse world of TTC. Mr. Taylor is proud of the TTC team
which he heads and the growth of the organization and the comprehensive services
which it provides. The development of TTC services in such widespread locations
as Long Beach, Lancaster, Tarzana, Reseda and institutions throughout southern and
central California has made TTC the preeminent organization in its field. Mr. Taylor
envisioned TTC as an important Center in the community providing a wide array of
behavioral healthcare services, chemical dependency treatment, HIV services, medical
services and other related supporting services together with training for professionals
in each of these areas of expertise. Mr. Taylor has guided TTC to become a significant
Center for the community and believes that the importance of the organization will
continue to grow and evolve into the future. Mr. Taylor's specific business management,
strategic planning, financial planning, real estate management and development,
marketing and motivational skills have grown through many years of business experience.
But, Scott believes that his most important contribution and role at TTC is that
of the Team Leader working in collaboration with the many people who make TTC the
great organization which it has become. In addition to his activities with TTC,
Mr. Taylor is a member of various boards and organizations in the community. He
is an attorney having earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School in 1969.
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Albert M. Senella, Chief Operating
Officer
For over 21 years, Albert M. Senella (Chief Operating Officer) has guided a progressive
range of integrated behavioral healthcare services at Tarzana Treatment Center.
In this capacity, he has developed a range of drug/alcohol treatment* and integrated
health, mental health, and primary care services responsive to the needs of uninsured,
low income Los Angeles residents as well as persons with private resources. In response
to the growing HIV epidemic, these services were interwoven with comprehensive HIV
prevention, intervention and treatment services, creating a nationally recognized
model of HIV services for drug users. Under Mr. Senella's leadership, Tarzana's
services have more recently expanded to include two family primary care clinics
(San Fernando Valley and Antelope Valley), and case management and treatment programs
tailored specifically for prison parolees. Mr. Senella has primary oversight of
the agency's budget comprised of government and private funding. As President of
the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives (CAADPE), California's
largest and most diverse association, Mr. Senella is an active member of many state
and local advisory bodies. Most recently, his advocacy has served to assist State
legislators, policymakers and other leaders to recognize the contribution and potential
of behavioral healthcare and drug/alcohol treatment agencies in major new initiatives
such as Welfare and Healthcare Reform. In addition to his role at Tarzana Treatment
Center, Mr. Senella has administered services at the Erikson Center for Adolescent
Advancement and San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Centers, Inc.
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*including residential, detoxification and rehabilitation, women-specific residential
(in Long Beach), transitional living (sober living) houses, drug court, outpatient
and aftercare services.
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Jim Sorg, Ph.D., Director of Information
Technology
Jim Sorg, Ph.D., joined Tarzana Treatment Centers as Director of Information Technology
in 2000. He is responsible for the planning and management of Tarzana's application
of information and telecommunication resources. Prior to his work with TTC, he spent
over 30 years working as a consultant for alcohol and drug treatment programs on
information technology, management, and program evaluation . Jim received his Ph.D.
from Ohio State University's School of Public Policy and Management.
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Hank Seiden, Director of Business
Development
Hank Seiden holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration and has
been Director of Business Development at Tarzana Treatment Centers since 1994. In
his more than 15 years of business experience, Mr. Seiden has focused on the Medical
Managed Care area. He has responsibility for business development, marketing and
public relations for all of Tarzana Treatment Centers' locations. He has the responsibility
of increasing Tarzana Treatment Centers' private pay, private insurance and managed
care clientele, as well as assisting with public funding. Mr. Seiden has helped
Tarzana Treatment Centers become a fully-integrated behavioral healthcare organization
through his efforts in the area of primary care. Mr. Seiden served as a commissioner
on the Los Angeles County HIV Commission. He has received national recognition as
an emerging leader in the behavioral healthcare field. He has also been a member
of the Board of the Los Angeles County Employee Assistance Professionals
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Silvia Cadena, Director Of Finance
Silvia Cadena, CPA, has worked for Tarzana Treatment Centers since 1979. She oversees
the spending and management of funds on a daily basis, ensuring that these funds
are spent in accordance with fiscal policy. As a member of the Board of Directors
since 1984, she continues to provide sound advice for many of the organization's
financial issues. Ms. Cadena is a Certified Public Accountant, and earned her degree
in accounting from Central University, Ecuador in 1969.
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Stan Galperson, Psy.D.,
Director of Residential and Outpatient Programs
As Director of the Residential and Outpatient Programs at Tarzana Treatment Centers
in Tarzana, Dr. Galperson oversees one of the largest rehabilitation programs in
Los Angeles County . He has held both clinical and administrative positions in several
well-known treatment facilities since 1986. He holds a Master's Degree in Counseling,
and earned his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 1995. He became a member of the
Tarzana Treatment Center management team in January of 1996.
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Tom Martinez , M.S.W., Director of Community Programs
& Services
Tom Martinez has worked in the Los Angeles area in the fields of HIV and Recovery
since 1997, when he joined the Tarzana Treatment Center Team. He came to Tarzana
Treatment Center as a Social Worker Case Manager, in the Home Health Program. He
was promoted to Supervisor of that department, and eventually took on added responsibilities.
Tom was named Director of Community Programs and Services in May of 2004. Tom received
his MSW from LSU and his undergraduate degree from Nicholls State University.
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Donna Rios,
MS, PA-C , Director of Nursing
Donna Rios became Tarzana Treatment Center ’s Director of Nursing in 2005,
after having worked as lead Physician Assistant in Primary care since it’s
inception, in 1995. Donna is a graduate of Loma Linda School of Medicine for Physician
Assistants, and has been an RN since 1971 .
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Stewart Sokol, Ph.D.,
Director of Youth Services
Stewart Sokol (Who’s Who in the World, 1998 and Who’s Who in Healthcare 1999-2000) has served as Tarzana Treatment Center’s (TTC) Director of Youth Services since 2004. It is his responsibility to supervise the agency’s substance abuse treatment, and prevention services as well as the ancillary mental health and federal programs in the San Fernando Valley. Prior to his Directorship, Dr. Sokol was the Deputy Director of TTC’s Community Programs and Services (1999 – 2004) and he chaired the City of Los Angeles’ Harm Reduction Consortium. As the Director of South Bay Free Clinic’s HIV/AIDS Program Services (1991-1999), he managed the prevention and Case Management programs, in addition to providing training to Social Service Agencies throughout Los Angeles County as well as being the Director of the Beach Cities AIDS Services. For 8 years, Dr. Sokol was the Chair of the South Bay AIDS Network and Commissioner on the Los Angeles County Commission on HIV Health Services for 4 years. He was the Co-Chair of the Counseling and Testing Task Force for Los Angeles County and contributed to the development of the HIV Adolescent Consortium. He also served on the advisory board of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center’s Women’s Healthcare Clinic. Dr. Sokol has been a teacher of school-aged children with AIDS and a Supervisor of the National AIDS Hotline. He has traveled and worked extensively throughout England, Australia and Thailand with his HIV/AIDS prevention messages. He has been a consultant and guest lecturer to hospital medical staff and students in Paris, London, New York and Los Angeles. Working through the State of California Department of Health Services, Dr. Sokol was a member of the HIV Counselor Training Cadre.
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Ken Bachrach, Ph.D., Clinical Director
Ken Bachrach, Ph.D. has been Clinical Director of Tarzana Treatment Centers since
1987. He is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and has over 15 years of experience
in the assessment and treatment of chemically dependent and dually diagnosed individuals.
He has trained thousands of other mental health professionals in these areas. Dr.
Bachrach has written and overseen, as Principal Investigator, local and federally-funded
grants for the treatment of chemical dependency with special populations (e.g.,
women, HIV+ individuals). He is a Qualified Medical Evaluator, a member of the National
Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, and he holds a Certificate of
Proficiency in substance abuse treatment from the American Psychological Association.
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Duane Carmalt, M.D., Medical
Director
Duane Carmalt, M.D., is double Board Certified as an Internal Medicine Physician as well as an Infectious Disease Specialist. His extensive medical training started at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and continued at Duke University School of Medicine in North Carolina. Dr. Carmalt went on to complete his internship at the University of Oklahoma Hospitals before moving west to fulfill his residency at the Veterans Administration Wadsworth –UCLA Affiliated Hospitals, in Los Angeles, CA. Specializing in infectious diseases, Dr. Carmalt did additional fellowship training at V.A. Wadsworth as well as at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center for Health Sciences. Dr. Carmalt has served patients in the capacity of Emergency Physician, Director of Emergency Department, Medical Director, Medical Consultant and Staff Physician at well-known hospitals and medical centers including Encino Hospital, Tarzana Psychiatric Hospital and the Medical Center of Tarzana.
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Jose Salazar, Dr. PH., Director of Program Development
José C. Salazar, Dr.PH, holds a Master's and Doctoral degree in Public Health
from the University of California, Berkeley. Since 1988, he has worked in the substance
abuse, HIV/AIDS, and mental health fields as a counselor, health educator, community
organizer, researcher, and administrator. He has been the primary translator (English
to Spanish) of various research studies, and has co-translated The Wellness Guide,
an 80-page booklet published by the UC Berkeley Center for Community Wellness. Dr.
Salazar is also the co-author of Essential Spanish for Social Services, a Living
Language/Random House publication. He is a member of the American Public Health
Association (APHA) and American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), and
routinely conducts presentations on various health topics at local and national
conferences.
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Gina Trinidad, Director of
Human Resources
As Director of Human Resources, Gina Trinidad oversees the human resources management
functions at all Tarzana Treatment Center facilities and manages the human resources
needs of over 500 employees. She is responsible for the development, administration
and implementation of Human Resources policies and procedures, directs HR functions
including benefits administration, worker's compensation, recruitment and employee
relations. She has worked in hospitals and geriatric facilities in the LA area for
the past 12 years and specializes in healthcare human resources management and generalist
functions. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Arts. Gina joined Tarzana
Treatment Centers in 2002.
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Keith Ian Star, MFT, MBA,
Director of Inpatient and Detoxification Programs
Keith Star has re-joined Tarzana Treatment Centers. He currently oversees the clinical
and administrative operations of Inpatient and Detoxification Services. Keith was
previously the Outpatient Services Director for Tarzana Treatment Centers from 1987
to 1995. Prior to returning to Tarzana Treatment Centers in 2005, he worked extensively
in Managed Care for PacifiCare Behavioral Health, Managed Health Network and Health
Net. Keith is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has over 16 years of
experience in the assessment and treatment of chemically dependent and dually diagnosed
individuals. He holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University
and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix
. K eith is also a member of various boards and organizations in the community.
He has appeared on local and national media and has authored a self study HIV/AIDS
continuing education manual for MFT’s and LCSW’s.
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Alesia Ping-DiFiore, Director of Youth Services in Antelope Valley
Alesia Ping-DiFiore joined Tarzana Treatment Centers in 2006 as Director of Youth Services for Antelope Valley. Alesia has 22 years of experience providing direct care and administrative services to youth and their families in a social services environment. She is responsible for managing the day to day operations of the Youth Residential and Outpatient programs, located in Lancaster. Alesia holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management.
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Stan Sorensen, MFT, CPRP, Director of Adult Services, Antelope Valley
Prior to coming to Tarzana Treatment Center in 2006, Stan worked for 9 years in community mental health, establishing a homeless assistance program in the Antelope Valley for people with severe and persistent mental illness. Before that, he worked as a counselor for 9 years in an acute care hospital behavior health unit. He received his Marriage and Family Therapy license in 1993, and was certified as a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner in 2005. He describes himself as a cognitive therapist, specializing in group therapy. He is also a certified nonviolent crisis intervention instructor, a certified Active Parenting facilitator, and he has been an adjunct psychology instructor at Chapman University since 1997. In addition to overseeing the residential and outpatient programs at TTC, he is excited about developing the TTC community counseling center in the AV and supervising psychology interns and practicum trainees.
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Angela L. Knox, MBA, Director of Long Beach Services
Angela has 23 years of substance abuse treatment experience specializing in providing direct care and administrative services to women in prison, women and children in community based settings and their families. Angela was instrumental in the start up of the Forever Free Program at the California Institution for Women (CIW), the first in-prison substance abuse treatment program for women. Angela served in various capacities there, from counselor to Program Director. Her experience and knowledge prepared her to assist in starting and serving as Director of the first Family Foundations Program (FFP), an Alternative Sentencing Program for pregnant and parenting female inmates and their children. She successfully built a dynamic treatment team, and now FFP Santa Fe Springs is considered a model correctional treatment program for women and children. Angela is a member of Soroptimist International of Norwalk Club, and received the "Woman of Distinction" award in 2006, for "Making a Difference for Women”. Angela joined Tarzana Treatment Center in December, 2007, and is responsible for the day to day operations of the Women and Children's residential and outpatient programs in Long Beach, California.
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