Elsa Mendoza Jimenez is the Director of the Monterey County Health Department, an organization with an annual budget of about $257 million and 1,100 employees. She is a Monterey County native who is dedicated to improving the population’s health through upstream approaches so that every person has an opportunity to achieve their fullest potential. Elsa M. Jimenez earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Santa Clara University and a Master of Public Health degree from San Jose State University.
