Santa Barbara County well being director resigns
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — Santa Barbara County director of public well being Van Do-Reynoso has determined to depart the county division for one more management place at CenCal Well being.
Employed as Director of Public Well being in August 2017, Do-Reynoso has guided county residents by way of successive disasters, from the 2017 Thomas fireplace and subsequent catastrophic Montecito particles move, to the sudden onset of a worldwide pandemic, finally resulting in theft would save the lives of tens of millions of individuals.
Ready individuals typically by no means considered, Do-Reynoso was thrust into the highlight and have become the face of the COVID-19 pandemic locally.
Along with main her public well being crew internally, she labored with state and federal officers to implement an equitable COVID-19 response aimed toward preserving the neighborhood as secure as attainable. She held weekly COVID-19 press briefings to maintain the general public up to date on the ever-changing tips and made certain to achieve out extra to the county’s underserved communities.
After a tireless 5 years within the county, she has accepted one other place at CenCal Well being the place she’s going to proceed to serve the Santa Barbara neighborhood together with the San Luis Obispo County neighborhood.
