Stephanie Gomez is community engagement and strategic partnerships officer at The California Wellness Foundation. In this role, she cultivates relationships with community stakeholders, forges strategic partnerships, and implements mission-aligned initiatives to drive positive impact across California’s diverse communities. Previously, in her role as public policy officer, she helped to build Cal Wellness' government relations capacity and strengthen Cal Wellness' policy-focused work.
Prior to joining Cal Wellness in June 2017, Gomez was a program associate at the Los Angeles Food Policy Council, where she worked on projects such as advocating for a sidewalk vending permit system and developing trainings and curriculum to help business owners increase their expertise on healthy food retail. She has also worked as a program coordinator for Families In Schools in Los Angeles, and as a policy consultant for the California State Treasurer’s Office.
Gomez earned her master’s degree in public policy from the University of Southern California and her bachelor’s degree in sociology from UCLA.
sgomez [at] calwellness.org