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Mayra Alvarez elected chair and Al Roulette elected vice chair of commission for 2025
Summary
The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission elected Vice Chair Mayra Alvarez as its chair for 2025 and Commissioner Al Roulette as vice chair, both by unanimous roll-call votes.
The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to elect Vice Chair Mayra Alvarez as chair for 2025 and Commissioner Al Roulette as vice chair, officials announced at the conclusion of its November meeting.
The vote and context Chair Madrigal Weiss nominated Vice Chair Mayra Alvarez for the chair position; Alvarez accepted. Chair Weiss then nominated Commissioner Bunch to be vice chair; Commissioner Bunch declined and nominated Commissioner Al Roulette, who accepted. The roll‑call vote was unanimous.
Why it matters The commission’s leadership transition takes effect Jan. 1, 2025. Commissioners said they expect the new leadership to prioritize transparency, public engagement and a collaborative approach as the commission takes on responsibilities for implementing Proposition 1 and aligning state and local behavioral health systems.
What the new chair said Accepting the nomination, Alvarez thanked commissioners and staff and pledged "a new era of openness" that would include listening to communities and staff and rebuilding trust. "I commit to rebuilding trust knowing that we're not working in isolation, not only as a commission, but also with community and with our state partners and local partners," Alvarez said during her acceptance remarks.
Ending The commission asked staff to prepare transition materials and to announce the leadership change publicly; the new chair and vice chair will assume their roles on Jan. 1, 2025.
