Dr. Elisa Meza

Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Dr. Elisa Meza has worked in the Bay Area as a school social worker and community-based mental health practitioner in Alameda County for the past 9 years. Elisa graduated from San Francisco State University with her Doctorate in Educational Leadership researching how practitioners define and implement culturally responsive practices.

Throughout her years in the Bay Area, Elisa has been committed to facilitating dialogues with professionals in education, mental health, and other fields to push forward cultural humility as an experience of self-reflection and community building within agencies. Elisa is passionate about engaging in critical dialogue with colleagues across multiple organizations to push forward social justice and equity for communities that we are currently supporting.