A center for relational health.

Chris Hoff is the founder and executive director of California Family Institute, a social enterprise dedicated to making quality narrative-informed therapy accessible to the Orange County community. His formal training includes a Ph.D. in MFT with a concentration in organizational development (Loma Linda University) and a Master's in Clinical Psychology (Pepperdine). He is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California (#53081). His work draws from Michael White's narrative therapy, Pierre Wack's scenario planning, and Mikhail Bakhtin's chronotopes, alongside contemporary thinkers and shaped by philosophy, Zen practice, and art.

Kwame is a human resources leader known for improving organizational culture and workforce effectiveness. He leads ARTICULATE U, a company focused on helping people return to work, and has worked with organizations such as DreamWorks, NBCU, the City of Los Angeles, METRO, LAUSD, and the State of California. A graduate of Lincoln University (Pennsylvania), he and his wife Nicole are parents to their daughter, Jazz. His guiding philosophy: service first.

Brian joined Anaheim Public Utilities in 2005. APU is a nonprofit water and electric utility serving roughly 350,000 residents and 15,000 businesses with a team of about 400 and an annual budget around $500M, managing approximately $1.7B in assets. His responsibilities cover accounting, budgeting, strategic planning, rate design, long-range forecasting, debt administration, HR, safety, and billing/collections. Brian earned a BA in Business Economics from UC Riverside, holds an active CPA license, and serves on the SCPPA Finance Committee and the Intermountain Power Project (IPP) Finance Committee.

Michele has over 25 years of HR leadership experience and has been with Epson since 1997. She oversees HR strategy across North and Latin America, including organizational development, talent acquisition, compensation, and benefits. Michele holds a master's degree in Organizational Psychology from California State University, Bakersfield and a BA in Psychology from UCLA. She also serves on the HR Management Advisory Board for the College of Business Administration at California State University, Long Beach.