Amy Ley-Sanchez, MSW

Amy Ley-Sanchez initially had dreams of becoming a screen writer/director that over time, four kids, 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 tortoises and 1 husband evolved into her current role as the Chief Clinical Officer at Hillsides. Hillsides’ rich history in Pasadena, California traces its roots as a safe home for abandoned, neglected and/or abused children at the turn of the 20th century. Today, Hillsides offers an array of services to the communities of Los Angeles County. As the Chief Clinical Officer, Amy oversees client engagement, professional development, innovation and growth strategies and research and development of new programming. Writing, creating and connecting are three key activities that fall under Amy’s purview- giving her a chance to tap into her first dreams of a life in the arts and creating a cross walk into non-profit leadership in a changing behavioral landscape. As a recent ELI alumn, Amy was able to integrate and sustain a leadership module for behavioral health leaders at Hillsides that introduces topics related to fine tuning one’s book of business, iteration and creating agility and workforce retention/engagement.