Sushma D. Taylor
CEO
Center Point Inc.
USA
Biography
Dr. Taylor holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, and is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist. In 1981 Dr. Taylor assumed the role of Executive Director of Center Point, Inc, a small private, non-profit drug and alcohol treatment program for men and women in San Rafael. Throughout Sushma D. Taylor’s career she has had a primary vision and focus - to create opportunities and remove barriers for individuals and families who have been displaced by the effects of homelessness, unemployment, drug and/or alcohol abuse, poor health, mental health problems, and criminal justice involvement. She believes that there is extraordinary potential in the seemingly most ordinary person. She has long been a champion of those requiring social rehabilitation, creating and providing services in the State of California and elsewhere that effect tremendous change for community members in need, improving their quality of life and promoting personal and social responsibility.
Research Interest
Substance abuse treatment, case management, behavioral health, mental health and primary care