Adriana Argaiz, MSSP
Associate Director, Community Engagement with the Southern California Center for Latino Health at CHLA
SC CTSI Role
Adriana leads community engagement for a new center grant focused on reducing disparities related to obesity, diabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among Latino children and families in Southern California. This involves fostering collaborations between researchers, community organizations, clinicians and healthcare systems, public health agencies, policymakers, other key stakeholders and community members throughout Southern California.
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Professional Background
Adriana Argaiz is a social policy specialist with nearly two decades of success in planning, developing, and managing social impact programs that bring equity to underserved populations. She has extensive community engagement and partnership-building experience and is deeply passionate about social justice, with a specific focus on immigrants and the Latinx population.
Prior to joining CTSI, Adriana worked as a diplomat for the Mexican Foreign Service. In her former role as Director for Community Engagement at the Consulate of Mexico in Los Angeles, she led public relations and community outreach efforts for Mexico’s largest Consulate and managed a broad portfolio of immigration, education, financial literacy, and physical and mental health programs serving over 50,000 people annually.
Before coming to Los Angeles, Adriana held diplomatic positions in Guatemala, Argentina and Austin. She also lived in Toronto, London, Washington DC and Mexico City, where she worked for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Ministry of Social Development.
Adriana holds a master's in social policy and planning from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and received her bachelor's from Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico.
She is fluent in English and Spanish.
Interests
Reading, traveling, horticulture, yoga, and spending time with family and friends.