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Christina currently serves as a Councilmember in the City of Fillmore. Born and raised in the Santa Clara Valley, Christina’s family roots in the valley go back 90 years on both sides of her family (mother’s side Fillmore, father’s side Santa Paula) to her grandparents’ work as farmworkers and later in construction.

Christina’s work as a public health and social justice advocate spans two decades. After graduating from U.C. Berkeley, she worked for Latino Issues Forum, a state-wide public policy and advocacy institute on issues of health care access and addressing health disparities. She obtained her Masters in Public Health degree from UCLA and worked for 11 years in the LA County Department of Public Health, leading collaborations between communities and local governments to adopt tobacco control ordinances and enroll families in Medi-Cal and Covered California.

Along with serving on the CAUSE Action Fund Board, Christina is also a Board member of Community Action Ventura County, whose mission is to help our community establish pathways out of poverty through advocacy, partnerships, and services that promote dignity and self-sufficiency. Christina’s also a member of the Santa Clara Valley Democratic Club and has been a vocal advocate for education, testing services and vaccines for Santa Clara Valley residents throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic. She helped organize the first Mental Health Resource Fair in Fillmore in May 2021 and aims to continue these and more efforts to raise awareness about mental health needs, particularly for our youth.

Christina keeps very busy being a stay-at-home mom to her daughter and finding ways to stay involved in issues her community. She is a life-long member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Santa Paula and enjoys baking, traveling, biking and being active with her family around Fillmore and beyond.