Elissa S. Lee

Senior Advisor, California Volunteers, Office of the Governor, State of California

Berkeley, California

Elissa S. Lee is the senior advisor for community engagement of California Volunteers, a program housed in the California Governor’s Office. In this role, she oversees the neighbor-to-neighbor initiative, fostering social connections in California neighborhoods to enhance community health and resilience. As both a researcher and a clinician, Elissa has led various physical and mental health initiatives across sectors, including awareness and action health campaigns for Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. She has designed chronic care and homelessness prevention programs for the Medicare Advantage Plan and the Senior Care Action Network. Elissa is also an accomplished author, having published a book and several articles on health disparities in underrepresented, LGBTQ+, immigrant, and disabled communities.