Meet the Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital Team

At Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, we believe in creating a strong team that provides support and encouragement to the entire hospital and, by extension, our community. We understand that true leadership takes wholehearted dedication and a commitment to the greater good of all.

In the words of John C. Maxwell, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

Denzel Sumlin

Chief Executive Officer

Barry Wallace

Chief Financial Officer

Samantha Ortiz

Chief Nursing Officer

David Soto

Director, Business Development
and Outpatient Services

Dr. Melissa Price

Director, Competency Restoration

Maria Castro, LMFT

Director, Intake

Reggie Christian

Quality/Risk Compliance, Director

Mellisa Foute-Huddleson, LVN

Director, Utilization Review

Norilyn Behrick, RHIT

Director, Health Information

Dr. Pam Bookout

Director, Pharmacy

Bryan Blair, PHR, SHRM-SCP

Director, Human Services

Francisco Robles

Director, Plant Operations

Lucila Arciniega

Director, Dietary

Olivia Madrid

Business Office Manager

Maria Meza Portillo

Patient Advocate