Maria Sarabia serves as Ramsey County’s first health equity officer at the Saint Paul – Ramsey County Public Health Department. She leads efforts to deconstruct organizational barriers and advance racial and health equity to improve outcomes for all people in Ramsey County. Her work includes developing and implementing a comprehensive countywide equity plan. Sarabia has worked as a public servant in various levels of government for the past 10 years, having overseen policy development and programming in Medicaid eligibility, public health, and civil rights. She began her career as a social services practitioner focused on wrap around service, workforce development, and positive youth development. She holds a bachelor’s in inner cities studies from Northeastern Illinois University and a master’s in social service administration from the University of Chicago.
