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Cindy Macias, a licensed marriage and family therapist is the division chief of Bienvenidos Foster Care and Adoption Services. In this position, she works closely with the Chief Clinical Officer to develop and implement a strategic plan for the direction, growth, and diversity of services of the program. She also assists in the development and management of the annual budget and goals for the foster family division and all activities associated with program operations. Further, she directs the development and implementation of program infrastructure, policies, and procedures to assure consistency across sites and within the department and ensure adherence to the state and county standards for out-of-home care, among other duties.

Previously Cindy served as the director for Hillsides Family Resource Centers, South Pasadena for four years, where she managed all programs and services and worked with other Family Resource Centers directors in the overall planning and development of the many resource centers Hillsides maintains throughout Southern California. Prior to that, Cindy headed up both the Family Resource Centers, Pasadena (which moved to South Pasadena) and the Family Resource Centers, Echo Park.

Cindy started her career at Hillsides in 2001 as a therapeutic behavioral specialist. She then became a marriage and family therapist intern before moving into the position of Hillsides Family Resource Centers, Echo Park program manager, where she supervised mental health staff and Hillsides contractors, among other duties.

Cindy received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from California State University, Los Angeles, and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Mount St. Mary’s College in Los Angeles.