CHARLENE DIMAS-PEINADO
President; CEO
Wellnest
Charlene Dimas-Peinado is a transformational nonprofit leader whose career has been defined by one guiding principle: that every child, young person, and family deserves the opportunity to heal, thrive, and build a better future.
For more than 20 years, Dimas-Peinado has combined the clinical expertise of a licensed psychotherapist with the strategic vision of an accomplished CEO to fundamentally reshape how communities think about mental health, housing, and whole-person care. Since becoming president and CEO of Wellnest in 2016, the organization reimagined its identity, evolving from the Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic to Wellnest, a modern, integrated behavioral health and housing organization.
