2023 CIMH Leadership
Executive Committee
Maria Ferrera, Ph.D. , LCSW
Interim Executive Director
Affiliation: DePaul University
(Co-Founder & Co-Chair Emeritus, 2016-2022)
Director of Operations | Program Chair
Affiliation: University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
Virginia Quiñónez, Psy.D.
Director of Strategic Planning & Development
Affiliation: Private Practice
(Co-Founder & Co-Chair Emeritus , 2016-2022)
(CIMH Board Member)
Steering Committee
Daysi Diaz-Strong, Ph.D.
Co-Chair, Research & Data
Affiliation: UIC Jane Addams School of Social Work
Rebecca Ford-Paz, Ph.D.
Co-Chair, CIMH Migrant Mental Health Response
Affiliation: Lurie Children’s Hospital
Rooshey Hasnain, Ed.D., MA
Co-Chair, Research & Data
Affiliation: UIC Department of Disability and Human Development
Malena Luzuriaga, BS
Co-Chair, Education & Outreach
Affiliation: APOYAS | SAFEty-Heartland Human Care Services
Ané Maríñez-Lora, PhD
Co-Chair, Education & Outreach
Affiliation: University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
(CIMH Board Member)
Maya Oyarbide-Sanchez, LCPC, Co-Chair, Mental Health Practice & Training
Affiliation: RefugeeOne
Dana Rusch, Ph.D.
Co-Chair, Policy & Advocacy Workgroup
Affiliation: UIC Department of Psychiatry
(CIMH Board Member)
Nina Sedeño, MPP
Co-Chair, Policy & Advocacy Workgroup
Affiliation: Latino Policy Forum
Stephanie Torres, Ph.D.
Co-Chair, Mental Health Practice & Training
Affiliation: UIC Department of Educational Psychology