Jillian de la Torre

Policy Advocacy Manager

Jillian de la Torre, MSW (she/her) is currently serving as the Policy Advocacy Manager at Healthy Contra Costa, where she works with community members, organizational partners, and systems leaders to create forward movement in their three key campaign areas: economic justice, healthcare access, and educational justice. Jillian grew up here in the East Bay Area, where she returned after graduating from Reed College in Portland, OR with a B.A. in English in 2020. Jillian graduated from the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare with her Master’s in Social Work in 2024, with a specialization in Strengthening Organizations and Communities. She has worked in many different social work capacities; during and after college, she worked with homeless communities and as an advocate for survivors of IPV. In recent years, she completed a comprehensive evaluation of the housing strategy used at People’s Park in Berkeley, and she previously worked as a founding staff member at the first tiny house village for homeless young adults in the nation. She also currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP), where she grew up volunteering. She’s thrilled to be working in her home community as a part of the HCC team.