Henry Lozano

Henry Lozano rejoined Teen Challenge of Southern California in July 2011 as Director of Los Angeles County Teen Challenge and Urban Ministries Initiatives. Henry is no stranger to TCSC, having graduated in 1974 and later serving as Director of the Christian Life School in Riverside. While there he founded the Teen Challenge Ministry Institute in Southern California.

Henry is a nationally recognized authority in the areas of alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse and prevention. He returns to Teen Challenge following years of government service at the highest levels, including a position as Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush and Director of the USA Freedom Corps., an executive order office in the White House. He has also received numerous citations and appointments in the administrations of Presidents George H.W Bush and Bill Clinton, as well as California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He currently serves as a national advisor to the Corporation for National & Community Service, a federal agency directed by the White House and as a California Volunteers Commissioner serving Governor Jerry Brown.

In 1985, shortly after United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was kidnapped, tortured and murdered by Mexican drug traffickers, Congressman Duncan Hunter invited Kiki’s high school friend, Henry Lozano, Director of Imperial Valley County Teen Challenge to launch “Camarena Clubs” in their hometown of Calexico, California. These Camarena Club members pledged to lead drug-free lives to honor the sacrifice made by Kiki. In 1986, Henry, as a board member of Californians for Drug-Free Youth, Inc. launched the first California Red Ribbon Week celebration. This drug abuse prevention initiative was launched nationally in 1988 and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration estimates that 80 million Americans participated in some way during 2011.

Henry and his wife, Paulette, live in Long Beach, California.