Van Do-Reynoso, MPH, PhD

Van Do-Reynoso was appointed by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors as Public Health Director in August 7, 2017. Van has extensive experience managing county behavioral health and human services programs. Prior to Santa Barbara County, Van served as Madera County’s Public Health Director for seven years following two years as its Assistant Public Health Director. During her tenure as Public Health Director, she also served as the Interim Director of Madera County’s Behavioral Health Department for one year.

Van is deeply committed to public health, public service, and collaboration. She is currently an active member of the Southern California Public Health Alliance and co-chairs the California Chronic Disease Leadership Team. Van is involved with Community Based Participatory Research efforts with colleagues at UC Santa Barbara and UC Merced. She also has extensive experience working at the state level and currently serves on the California Health Executives Association of California (CHEAC) Executive Committee. Her prior experience also includes operations planning with Kaiser Permanente Northern California, and extended volunteer public health activities for an orphanage in Mexico.