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Laura Trejo, MSG, MPA

Laura Trejo, MSG, MPA

Executive Director of Aging and Community Services, LA County WDACS

Dr. Laura Trejo is the first Director of the Los Angeles County Aging & Disabilities Department. Appointed by the Board of Supervisors, Dr. Trejo oversees programs and service delivery for older adults and adults with disabilities, including Adult Protective Services (APS), the Area Agency on Aging (AAA), and the County’s fourteen Community and Senior Centers. Some of her key initiatives include Purposeful Aging Los Angeles (PALA) and the Los Angeles Aging Disability Resource Connection.

Previously, she served as General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Aging and as first District Chief for countywide older adult mental health for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. Dr. Trejo is co-lead for the Los Angeles Aging Disability Resource Connection and a Co-Director of the UCLA Los Angeles Community Academic Partnership for Research in Aging. She is active in the American Society on Aging, where she served as founding chair of the Mental Health and Aging Network. She is the immediate Past President of the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging.

With over 36 years of experience from the fields of aging, health, mental health, Alzheimer’s, and rehabilitation, Dr. Trejo is committed to creating culturally competent and impactful programs to ensure that all older adults and adults with disabilities can live with dignity and independence.

She has earned recognition as an influential leader in program innovation, including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Community Health Leadership award, considered the nation’s highest honor in community health. Dr. Trejo has also received Excellence in Leadership awards from the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (now USAging), American Society on Aging, and National Hispanic Council on Aging.

Her advocacy work elevating the needs of the most vulnerable populations has been recognized by Justice in Aging, the Los Angeles Aging Advocacy Coalition, the Mexican American Opportunities Foundation, Fearless Caregiver.com, and the City of Hope.

Education

Ph.D. in Social Work, University of Southern California

Master's degrees in Gerontology and Public Administration, University of Southern California

Graduate Certificate in Long Term-Care Administration, University of Southern California