Ana R. Melgoza, MPA, is Vice President of External Affairs for San Ysidro Health (SYHealth).  Ms. Melgoza  is committed to SYHealth’s mission of improving the health and well-being of the communities  served with access for all. Throughout her 18 year tenure, SYHealth has grown exponentially and today has 145,000 lives in their care.  Daily, over 2,600 staff members, of which 77% are women, deliver high-quality, compassionate medical, dental and behavioral health services in over 50 program and clinic sites throughout San Diego County.   SYHealth’s San Diego Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (SD PACE) program is one of the nation’s fastest growing program.

As part of the Executive Team, Ms. Melgoza oversees government relations/advocacy, public/private/non-profit partnerships, private fund development, social media, media relations and corporate communications. She is a graduate of the National Urban Fellows Program, earning her Masters Degree in Public Administration from the Baruch School of Public Affairs in New York City.  Ms. Melgoza is an alumna of the Hispanas Organized for Political Equality Leadership Institute and a graduate of LEAD San Diego. 

Ms. Melgoza serves as: Advisory Member for the National Council on Aging- Equity in Aging Collaborative; Commissioner and Inaugural Chair for the Healthy Chula Vista Advisory Commission; District 1 Representative -San Diego County Health Services Advisory Board; and Boardmember for Circulate San Diego.  Ana was recently honored with the San Diego County Health Equity SHEro award for her advocacy and exemplary representation of service to all especially underserved families by County Vice Chair Nora Vargas.