Stacey R. Roth

Stacey R. Roth was appointed Chief Executive Officer in July 2020 to replace former CEO Joe Costa, who will be retiring from Hillsides in 2021. Prior to this role, Stacey served as executive vice president and chief operating officer where she oversaw Hillsides' behavioral health division; campus-based services, including Hillsides Education Center; community-based outpatient services, which includes all Family Resource Center programs; foster care and adoptions; new funding and program opportunities; Trauma-Informed Care; and transition-aged youth services.

Stacey, a licensed clinical social worker, has been a part of Hillsides since 1996. Stacey was a therapist in Tradewinds cottage for seven years before moving to the Family Resource Centers. As coordinator of the school-based mental health program at San Rafael Elementary, Stacey oversaw the counseling and support services for students and their families.

She quickly became the clinical director and in less than a year was asked to be the director of Family Resource Centers. Overseeing all aspects of Family Resource Centers programs, Stacey was responsible for managing the school-based mental health programs and numerous Los Angeles County contracts for programs such as Family Support, Family Preservation, and Mental Health Services Act. In addition, Stacey oversaw the three Family Resource Centers located at Pasadena, Baldwin Park, and downtown Los Angeles. Stacey oversaw the relocation of the Family Resource Center from the Cathedral Center location in Echo Park to its current site in Los Angeles. In addition, she has encouraged the expansion of mental health programs to serve many more families in Greater Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, and the San Gabriel Valley.

Previous to her most current position, Stacey served as Hillside's chief program officer. In this position, Stacey was responsible for the growth and maintenance of all Hillsides programs. During this time period, she helped to create a Behavioral Health Division, which included a centralized intake system, a professional development department, and a research and evaluation department. In 2016, she helped to facilitate an affiliation between Hillsides and Bienvenidos, another leading child welfare agency. Due to this affiliation, Stacey oversaw an expansion of several mental health programs resulting in acquiring four more sites within Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. In addition, Stacey helped to integrate a brand new Foster Care and Adoptions Program within Hillsides’ array of services.

One of the priorities dear to Stacey’s heart is Hillsides' commitment to Trauma-Informed Care (TIC), part of a movement in the mental health field to recognize the profound cognitive, social, and emotional impacts of trauma, especially among public mental health clients. TIC has been shown to reduce the length of treatment and improve outcomes for clients. Stacey has been leading the effort to train all Hillsides employees in trauma-informed practices that are endorsed by the National Council on Behavioral Health since 2013 and she has overseen a TIC committee of Hillsides employees.

Among the most immediate tasks for Roth will be to help the organization navigate the many challenges presented by the COVID-19 crisis, both organizationally and financially, and work with the board on a new strategic planning process.