Meeting Minutes  
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Behavioral  
Health Board  
4:30 PM  
Wednesday, September 3, 2025  
1025 Escobar Street, Martinez |  
https://cchealth.zoom.us/j/99553669464 | +1 646  
518 9805 US Meeting ID: 995 5366 9464  
The public may attend this meeting in person at either above location. The public may also  
attend this meeting remotely via Zoom or call-in.  
Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the  
Board.  
1.  
Roll Call and Introductions  
Board member Towle called the meeting to order at 4:31 PM.  
Anthony Arias, Y'Anad Burrell, Roland Fernandez, Laura Griffin,  
Anya Gupta, Rebecca Harper, Candace Hendra, Avery Gould,  
Dhoryan Rizo, Max Sala, and Jenelle Towle  
Present  
Absent  
Candace Andersen, Logan Campbell, Ken Carlson, Shelley Clark,  
Sani Momoh, and Alexander Quintero  
2.  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Board and not on this agenda (speakers  
may be limited to two minutes).  
One person chose to speak during public comment.  
3.  
RECEIVE and APPROVE the Meeting Minutes from the August 6, 2025 Behavioral Health  
Board meeting, with any necessary corrections  
There were no requests for public comment.  
A motion was made by Griffin, seconded by Gould, that this item be approved. The  
motion carried by a unanimous vote.  
Motion:  
Griffin  
Second:  
Gould  
BHB Meeting Minutes 8.6.25 DRAFT  
Attachments:  
4.  
RECEIVE presentation on the Service Provider Individualized Recovery Intensive Training  
(SPIRIT) program  
Speakers: Victoria Fairchild, SPIRIT Peer Co-Instructor, Jennifer Tuipulotu, OPFE  
There were no requests for public comment.  
SPIRIT Outreach Presentation 9.3.25  
Attachments:  
5.  
RECEIVE presentation on Residential Treatment, Housing Interventions and Continuum  
Development  
Speakers: Adam Down, MPA, Suzanne Tavano, PhD  
There were no requests for public comment.  
BH Residential Programs and Housing 9.3.25  
Attachments:  
The next Behavioral Health Board meeting is scheduled for October 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM.  
Adjourn  
Meeting was adjourned at 6:07 PM.  
General Information  
The Behavioral Health Board will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities  
planning to attend the Board meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the  
meeting. Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and  
distributed by the County to a majority of members of the Board less than 96 hours prior to that meeting  
are available for public inspection at 1340 Arnold Drive, Suite 200, Martinez, CA 94553, during normal  
business hours. Staff reports related to items on the agenda are also accessible online at  
www.contracosta.ca.gov. If the Zoom connection malfunctions for any reason, the meeting may be  
paused while a fix is attempted. If the connection is not reestablished, the committee will continue the  
meeting in person without remote access. Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on  
agenda items at least one full work day prior to the published meeting time.  
For Additional Information Contact: Daniel Colin (Daniel.Colin@cchealth.org)