2011-2012 Board

Support

Five Acres has served vulnerable children and families since 1888. We provide family-centered support services on campus and through outreach programs in homes, at schools and in off-site offices.

Read the Full Story

Protect
Five Acres cares for and protects the innocent and vulnerable through intervention and counseling, anger management and parenting classes and our domestic violence program.

Read the Full Story

Treatment
Five Acres helps children and families heal and thrive. Treatment is personalized and may utilize or combine assessment services, individual, family or group counseling, an individualized education plan (IEP) and an array of other services and mental health therapies.

Read the Full Story

Education

Five Acres Non-public School is an intensive therapeutic learning environment for children with academic deficiencies and severe emotional or behavioral. To enroll call Danielle Lepon at (626) 798-6793, Ext. 2315.

Read the Full Story

Advocate
Five Acres advocates for children and families for services, patient rights, access to treatment, standards of care, community awareness and understanding.

Read the Full Story

Strengthen Five Acres strengthens individuals and families by building on the strengths of the individual, family and community.

Read the Full Story

Provide Homes
Every child deserves security and a loving home. Five Acres works to secure permanent homes through family preservation, family finding, fostering and adoption.

Read the Full Story

Mentor Our education and special-friend mentors build trust and act as guides on the path to stability and independence.

Read the Full Story

Empower
Five Acres empowers individuals and families through effective collaboration, innovation and partnerships.

Read the Full Story

Excellence
Five Acres strives for the highest standards of quality and excellence in services, cultural competence, professionalism, leadership and ethics. We meet or exceed standards of care through research, self-evaluation, advancement and dedication.

Read the Full Story

2011-2012 Board

Five Acres' Board of Directors is composed of volunteers serving up to three 3-year terms and four designated directors.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Tom Haralambos
Board Chair

William M. Clark
Past Board Chair

Ryan Dietz
Vice Chair Finance

William R. Hayden
Vice Chair Development

Brad Reaume
Vice Chair Business Affairs

Leslie Lyons
Vice Chair Program

John Reith
Board Secretary

Chanel Boutakidis
Executive Director / Chief Executive Officer

BOARD MEMBERS

Niasat Ahmed	John Fosselman	Maggie Navarro
Chantal Bennett	Irma Gonzalez, M.D	Mariann Nolan
Donald E, Bishop	Sandra Goto-Hochman	Ricki Robinson, M.D.
Alex Blecksmith	Michele Hall	Kathleen Rodarte
Antoinette Bunkley	Steven Horowitz, M.D	Karen Ryan
Frances Caple	Katie King	Pamela Scott
John Farley	Debi Kroman	Mee Smecken
Josef Farrar	Kelley Lashley	Cathy Simms
Judith A. Farrar	Bradley Mohr	Marilyn Wells
David Ford		Dino White

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

John F. Kennedy