Trainer Biography
Elisa Barnett, MA
Elisa Barnett is the Community Engagement Manager with the Alzheimer’s Association San Diego/Imperial Chapter. Elisa holds a Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from the University of San Diego and has been working in the San Diego nonprofit sector for the last 13 years. Elisa has worked as a Peer Support Specialist (PSS) using her lived experience of mental health challenges as well as her lived bicultural experience. She has facilitated the training of other Peer Support Specialists and provided training for those who supervise and work alongside PSS. She also provides training on cultural competency, person first language, and the importance of recovery-oriented environments in providing trauma informed care to diverse populations, specializing in work with the Adult/Older Adult population. In addition to providing trainings, she also serves on the Curriculum Committee of the Geriatric Certificate Training program.