Senior Management

Randy Davis, Ph.D., President/CEO.
Dr. Davis is a licensed Psychologist and Founder of College Health IPA.   As President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Davis is responsible for leading the management team while maintaining the company vision and mission.  In addition, he has leadership responsibility for developing strategic goals and objectives for business growth. For 23 years he was President of a multi-disciplinary behavioral health practice group. Dr. Davis has provided consultation services to a variety of behavioral health integrated delivery systems in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Suresh Bangara, M.D., Medical Director

Dr. Bangara is Board Certified in General Psychiatry. He has provided services for the Persistent and Severely Mentally Ill (PSMI) population and served as the Medical Director for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Division with oversight of 5 offices in Los Angeles County, CA.  Dr. Bangara has maintained a private practice seeing patients in office and hospital settings. He was CEO of FHP’s Behavioral Health Division and a Senior Medical Director for Cigna’s Managed Behavioral Health Organization. Dr. Bangara has spent 6 years in academics and research at USC, Keck School of Medicine, Division of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences. He maintains his standing on the faculty at USC as a Clinical Assistant Professor. Dr Bangara has founded two Information Technology Companies in the past 10 years including his current IT company Hippocrates Gate LLC with a unique and innovative software tool for Utilization Management called the Health Status Indicator (HSI).   Dr. Bangara joined CBHM in January 2010.

Craig Wronski, D.O., Medical Director.
Dr. Wronski graduated from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1987.  He completed a three-year residency in Adult Psychiatry at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center and an additional two-year residency in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  Dr. Wronski is Board Certified in Adult Psychiatry, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, and Administrative Psychiatry.  He has maintained a private practice, has oversight responsibilities for Utilization and Quality Management at College Hospital Cerritos, and participates in a national drug research program.  Dr. Wronski joined College Health IPA November 2003 and currently chairs the Quality Improvement Committee.

Kevin Gardiner, Vice-President of Financial Operations.
Mr. Gardiner has an extensive background in finance, claims management and information technology. He has worked for over six years within the managed behavioral healthcare industry with increasing levels of responsibility including management of accounts payable and receivable departments and system administrator of a local area network.

Ruth Fikes, M.F.T., Vice-President of Product Management and Compliance.
Ms. Fikes is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has been working in the managed behavioral healthcare industry for the past twelve years. Her past accomplishments include implementation of information technology system, coordination of two major account start-ups, and achievement of URAC Accreditation for Health UM. Currently she directs and oversees all aspects of product life cycle management including understanding market demands, technology trends, and the competitive field. Ms. Fikes is responsible for product development in response to identified market demands.    She also oversees regulatory and account compliance to gain maximum benefit from each product.

Trisha Singh., R.N., Director of Intensive Services

Ms. Singh is a Licensed RN. She has extensive clinical experience in behavioral health acute and day treatment settings. Prior to her employment with CBHM, she was a Charge Nurse for seven years at a free-standing psychiatric facility. Ms. Singh has been employed with CBHM since 2000. Previously, Ms. Singh was the Lead Utilization Management Coordinator on the Intensive Services Team. She is currently responsible for the oversight and management of all aspects of intensive higher level of care services, including monitoring policies and procedures, utilization targets, and quality improvement projects. Ms. Singh participates in Utilization Management, Quality Improvement and Regulatory Committee meetings.

Neil Collins, M.F.T., Director of Care Management.
Mr. Collins is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.  He has extensive clinical experience within acute care environments providing assessment, treatment, and discharge planning. He is presently responsible for ensuring access and referral standards and the evaluation, development and implementation of clinical case management under the guidelines of the various payers' medical necessity requirements. In addition he participates in the Network Management, Utilization Management, and Quality Improvement Committees and plays an active role in the ongoing management of policies and procedures under the leadership of the Vice-President of Clinical Servies.

Catrina Rodriguez, Manager of Network Management

Mrs. Rodriguez obtained her college degree in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton.  She has extensive background in contracting and network management.  She has worked for over six years within the managed behavioral healthcare industry in network management and project management.  She is presently responsible for managing and maintaining the provider network.  In addition, she participates in the Utilization Management and Quality Improvement Committees.

Carmela Stuart, Manager of Intake

Mrs. Stuart has worked in the managed behavioral healthcare industry for over 10 years.  She has extensive experience in customer relations, including grievance resolution. She has managed administrative functions for Care Managers including processing outpatient treatment plans and discharge follow up care.  She is presently responsible for the oversight of the call center--providing excellent customer service, assisting members with outpatient referrals and responding to provider inquiries.

Hector Garcia, Manager of Claims

Mr. Garcia has been working in the Behavioral Health Industry for over 10 years. He has an extensive claims background and has managed various departments from Claims Customer Service, Appeals and Grievances, Claims Processing and CHDP claims for Medi-Cal. Not only is Mr. Garcia knowledgeable in Claims he has also worked for the past three years in the Network Department at other Healthcare organizations and is well versed in contract language and negotiations. Mr. Garcia currently Manages the Claims Department here at CBHM providing excellent customer service, communication and extensive knowledge on claims processing. Mr. Garcia reports directly to the Vice President of Financial Operations and sits on the Network and Quality Committees.