
Rebecca Norton
Executive Director
CADC-II, ICADC
Employed since 3-1-16
Volunteer since 2-1-15

Cynthia A. “Oma” Gray
Executive Consultant
CADC-II, ICADC since 2005
Retired Executive Director since 1-31-20
Founding Member and Board Member of CCAPP (California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals) since 2010
Employed since 8-1-99

Lupe S. Stoneburner
Director/Program Manager – Treatment Program
Desert Hot Springs
CADC-II, ICADC since 2005
Founding Member CCAPP Credentialing Board since 2011.
Employed since 1-2-02

Alexcia Ramirez

Cindi Handwerk
SUD Counselor I
CADC – CAS since 2014
Volunteer since November 2012
Employed since August 2013

Kirbie Beltran

Elizabeth Buss

Christine Rivas

Christopher Francisco
Grant writer
30+ years in non-profit sector
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration, USC
Member, Board of Directors of Coachella Valley Repertory Theater
Certified in Non-profit Marketing & Fundraising – Cal State Long Beach

Reverend Dr. Braveheart Cordova, D.D., CADC-II
Kim DePrati
Linda Blumenthal, AMFT
Margaret Henderson
Robert Jones, LCSW
Mark Guidry
Dr. Kenneth C. Russ, MD
Affiliations
- CCAPP (California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals)
- State of California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
- F.I.N.D. Food Bank – Coachella Valley
- Desert Best Friends Closet
- Family Services of the Desert
- Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility RSAT (Residential Substance Abuse Treatment) Program
- Cultural Alliance for the Arts – Banning
- Banning Women’s Club
- Veteran’s Association Desert Hot Springs
- City of Banning
- City of Desert Hot Springs
- Riverside Latino Commission on Drugs and Alcohol – Coachella Valley
- Riverside County Community Healthcare Centers
- Riverside County Substance Abuse Providers Network
- Riverside County Parole and Probation Departments
- Riverside County Child Protection Services (Mom’s Programs)
- The Awareness Program – Indio
- Department of Public Social Services
- California Suicide Prevention Network
Awards, Certifications and Other News
- Lupe Stoneburner, Shining Star Award CCAPP 6th Annual Conference 11-2019
- Cynthia “Oma” Gray, Guiding Light Award (President’s Choice) CCAPP 6th Annual Conference 11-2019
- Licensed and Certified by the State of California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) – 1984 to present
- Co-Founder Brigitte Page first recipient of the City of Banning Ring of Honor
- Cynthia A. “Oma” Gray Soroptimist Women Helping Women award 2001 (S.I. Desert Hot Springs)
- Cynthia A. “Oma” Gray Soroptimist of the Year 2006-2007
- Lupe Esparza, Soroptimist Women Helping Women Award 2003 (S.I. Desert Hot Springs)
- Lupe Esparza, Counselor of the Year 2004
- Pat Callahan, Counselor of the Year 2010
- Jean Vavao, Counselor of the Year 2011
- Leslee Blake, Counselor of the Year 2012, 2013
- Lupe Esparza, 3rd Place Audience Favorite, Dancing with Our Stars (fundraiser for SHOH)
- Cindy J. Handwerk, Counselor of the Year 2014
- Cindi J. Handwerk. Counselor of the Year 2016
- Leslee Blake, Counselor of the Year 2017
- Elizabeth Buss, Counselor of the Year 2018
- Alexicia Ramirez, Counselor of the Year 2019
“You ladies are my angels”
-Amber
Share this Post