Who We Are

Administration

Gil Bernardino, M.S.

Founder & Executive Director

gbernardino@cdlh.org

Sarah Brewster, Ph.D., J.D., L.M.S.W.

Chief Director of Services and Operations

sbrewster@cdlh.org

Wendy Caceres

Fiscal Director

wcaceres@cdlh.org

Leslie Kringel

Executive Assistant & Program Manager

lkringel@cdlh.org

 

Fiscal Department

Zulay Carson

Accounts Receivable

zcarson@cdlh.org

Sandra Carrillo

Bookkeeper Claims

scarillo@cdlh.org

Maudeth Rabanal

Accounts Payable

mcruz@cdlh.org

Jacky Sleefe

Payroll / Human Resources

jsleefe@cdlh.org

Program Directors

César Nuesi

HIV MSA Prevention and Education Program Director

cnuesi@cdlh.org

Elizabeth Wachsberger

Youth Services Director, Hempstead

egarcia@cdlh.org

Karen Michelle Villarejo

HIV Testing Program Director

kvillarejo@cdlh.org

Marisol Munoz

YDDP Director

mmunoz@cdlh.org

Karen Milagros

Housing Director

kmilagros@cdlh.org

Blanca Núñez

Ryan White Transportation Director

bnunez@cdlh.org

Sari Vayda, T.R.

Partners After-School Director, Long Beach

svayda@cdlh.org

Ayleene Parada

Salva VOCA Coordinator

aparada@cdlh.org

Program Coordinators and Staff

Leslie Kringel 

Program Assistant and Office Coordinator

lkringel@cdlh.org

Andrea Mejía

Housing Assistant

amejia@cdlh.org

Bethzaida Perez

Domestic Violence Liaison

bperez@cdlh.org

Mariela Acosta 

Domestic Violence Advocate

Salva Program

macosta@cdlh.org

Camila González

HIV/MSA Education Coordinator

cgonzalez@cdlh.org

Yenfi Paredes

Linkage Coordinator

yparedes@cdlh.org

Emma Martinez

HIV MSA Program Assistant

Education Coordinator

emartinez@cdlh.org

Gabriela Barillas

Program Assistant

gbarillas@cdlh.org

Nicole Lima

Program Assistant Ryan White Transportation

nlima@cdlh.org

Anatalia Aguilar

Domestic Violence Housing Advocate

Aaguliar@cdlh.org