Brianna Mejia-Carreno, MA
Policy Analyst
Brianna is a Policy Analyst with the LCOE, where she supports the implementation of a new pipeline program from the Hellman Foundation: Rooted in Health Equity (RHE) pathway. Currently, she is working on the Gators Reclaiming Our Healthcare Workforce (GROW), which is a year-long pre-health initiative aimed at supporting underrepresented rising sophomores and juniors at San Francisco State University (SFSU) who are interested in pursuing health careers.
Brianna holds a Master’s degree in Ethnic Studies from SFSU, where she also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Race and Resistance Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. Born and raised in San Francisco, she comes from a family that has lived in the area for over 50 years. As an experienced community organizer, Brianna has witnessed health inequities firsthand while navigating the healthcare system for her family and community. For her master’s thesis focused on integrating community organizing and ethnic studies frameworks into public health, using tobacco and San Francisco as a case study to explore issues of racial capitalism and public health interventions. She is dedicated to creating connections between ethnic studies and public health while empowering other first-generation students like herself to find their voices.
In her free time, she enjoys reading, spending time with her family & friends, traveling, going to concerts and trying out new places around the city.
Brianna holds a Master’s degree in Ethnic Studies from SFSU, where she also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Race and Resistance Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. Born and raised in San Francisco, she comes from a family that has lived in the area for over 50 years. As an experienced community organizer, Brianna has witnessed health inequities firsthand while navigating the healthcare system for her family and community. For her master’s thesis focused on integrating community organizing and ethnic studies frameworks into public health, using tobacco and San Francisco as a case study to explore issues of racial capitalism and public health interventions. She is dedicated to creating connections between ethnic studies and public health while empowering other first-generation students like herself to find their voices.
In her free time, she enjoys reading, spending time with her family & friends, traveling, going to concerts and trying out new places around the city.