GUIDANCE CENTER - Key Persons
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Vice - Chairwoman
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- Member of the Honorary Board
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- Assistant Superintendent, Long Beach Unified School District
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- Regional Sales Director, Mutual of America
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- Director of Training and Innovation
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- Member of the Honorary Board
- Partner, Magee & Adler, APC
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- Member of the Honorary Board
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- President of the Honorary Board
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- Member of the Honorary Board
- President, California State University, Long Beach
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- Secretary of the Board of Directors
Kevin Cunanan is the Chief Operating Officer of The Guidance Center, a non-profit outpatient mental health agency in Long Beach, California.
He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration & Management Degree from Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California in 2001. He furthered his education in Business Management and Entrepreneurial Studies by successfully completing his Executive Masters in Business at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California in 2016. Kevin will be enrolling into a Juris Master/Masters of Studies in Law at a Top Ten Law School in California.
Kevin has over 20 years of work experience in Business for Executive roles in Human Resources, Operations, Administration, Business Development, Marketing, and Legal/Risk Compliance Management. He has worked in industries that were in for-profit sectors such as manufacturing, construction, design/engineering, real estate/development, food and beverage, hospitality (hotels/restaurants), and property management.
In the course of Kevin's work adventures and in his many Senior Leadership and Executive Roles, he has been working with CEO's and founders and their Board of Directors of legacy and startups companies to enter into the path of growth and profitability to successful mergers and acquisitions into a Fortune 500 Company.
Kevin enjoys playing basketball, golf, wallyball, hiking, competitive running, and spending time with his large family, close friends, and their family dog. He has a passion for mentoring early career professionals in business growth and sustainable profitability in mastering efficiency in people, process, and systems. He is an active participant at his past universities as a counselor, non-active adjunct professor, and guest speaker for fellow professors in entrepreneurial studies and management.
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- Chief Development Officer
- Development Director
A fundraiser with more than 20 years experience, Lorraine Lyou joined The Guidance Center as Development Director in July 2008.
Before joining The Guidance Center, Lorraine served for eight years as Development Director for Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center. Prior to that, she was Development Director for the California League of Conservation Voters, an environmental lobbying organization. Lorraine spent two years as Development Associate for Rock the Vote, a non-profit dedicated to helping young people participate in the political process and previously held fundraising positions at the University of San Francisco, the Scripps Research Institute, the La Jolla Playhouse and the Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from San Diego State University in Communicative Disorders in 1989. Lorraine also served on the board for the Wiseburn Education Foundation, which raises funds to enhance educational programs within the Wiseburn School District. She was a board member for five years, including one as president.
With a family member who struggles with mental illness, Lorraine has experienced first-hand the stigma, shame, and challenges associated with psychological disorders. Her non-profit expertise and personal experiences serve as the foundation for the passion and commitment she brings to her job with The Guidance Center.
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- Chairman
- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Treasurer of the Board of Directors
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- Event Opportunities & Media Inquiries
- Events & Marketing Specialist
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- Chief Executive Officer
- President of the Association of Community Human Services Agencies' Board of Directors
Patricia is President of the Association of Community Human Services Agencies' Board of Directors and a member of the National Association of Social Workers. She is also a mother of twin sons, and a volunteer at their school and in the community.
Rhea Morallos is the Chief Financial Officer of the Guidance Center, a non-profit outpatient mental health agency in Long Beach, California.
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- Founding Partner, Keesal, Young & Logan
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- Assistant Director, Long Beach Unified School District
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- Member of the Honorary Board
- Deputy Superintendent, Long Beach Unified School District