Charlene Dimas-Peinado

Charlene Dimas-Peinado, President and CEO of Wellnest, leads one of the oldest nationally recognized trauma informed behavioral health organizations in Los Angeles. Ms. Dimas-Peinado combines the big-picture perspective of a visionary, hands-on executive, and the insights of an experienced licensed psychotherapist in her quest to help children, young adults and families lead emotionally healthy lives. Ms. Dimas-Peinado calls upon 30 years of experience in behavioral health and non-profit organizations. She is the first Latina President & CEO of Wellnest since its founding in 1924 and provides overall leadership and strategic direction as it approaches one hundred years of community service. She has broadened the organization’s financial health with her expertise in public and private contracts to expand best-in-class, compassionate, trauma informed care. As Wellnest’s fiduciary leader, and translator of its mission and vision, she ensures the organization is financially, politically, and operationally strong, as it provides best-in-class behavioral health and housing services while addressing the changing needs of its communities. Ms. Dimas-Peinado has expertise in obtaining and providing direct oversight to multi-million-dollar contracts with a specialty in non-profit governance, audit and compliance, and regulatory matters. Additionally, she has spearheaded multiple fundraising and capital campaigns, which have raised millions of dollars, forged new partnerships, and leveraged the impact of donations from donors to provide critically needed services in underserved communities. Ms. Dimas-Peinado holds a Master of Leadership from University of Southern California, and a Master of Social Work from California State University, Long Beach. Charlene Dimas-Peinado, President and CEO of Wellnest, leads one of the oldest nationally recognized trauma informed behavioral health organizations in Los Angeles. Ms. Dimas-Peinado combines the big-picture perspective of a visionary, hands-on executive, and the insights of an experienced licensed psychotherapist in her quest to help children, young adults and families lead emotionally healthy lives. Ms. Dimas-Peinado calls upon 30 years of experience in behavioral health and non-profit organizations. She is the first Latina President & CEO of Wellnest since its founding in 1924 and provides overall leadership and strategic direction as it approaches one hundred years of community service. She has broadened the organization’s financial health with her expertise in public and private contracts to expand best-in-class, compassionate, trauma informed care. As Wellnest’s fiduciary leader, and translator of its mission and vision, she ensures the organization is financially, politically, and operationally strong, as it provides best-in-class behavioral health and housing services while addressing the changing needs of its communities. Ms. Dimas-Peinado has expertise in obtaining and providing direct oversight to multi-million-dollar contracts with a specialty in non-profit governance, audit and compliance, and regulatory matters. Additionally, she has spearheaded multiple fundraising and capital campaigns, which have raised millions of dollars, forged new partnerships, and leveraged the impact of donations from donors to provide critically needed services in underserved communities. Ms. Dimas-Peinado holds a Master of Leadership from University of Southern California, and a Master of Social Work from California State University, Long Beach.