Maria Theresa Pacho
Maria T. Pacho was born and raised in the Boyle Heights area in the City of Los Angeles. Professor Pacho graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts in Mexican American Studies. She continued her graduate education at Loma Linda University, School of Public Health with a Master of Public Health, with emphases in Health Administration and Community Health Promotion/Education.
Professor Pacho has taught at ºÚÁÏÍø in the Chicano and Latino Studies Department since the Fall of 1999. Her class entitled Latina/o Health Status and Health Care Access is an interdisciplinary course on the health status and access issue affecting the Latino population in the US. She has taught at Charles Drew University School of Medicine and Science teaching Introduction to Public Health and Cultural Competency in Healthcare. In 2000, Maria was elected Commission President for the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority Commission also known as Olvera Street. She secured funding with the Getty for the restoration of the Siqueiros Mural.
She funded the Gloria Pacho Memorial Scholarship at ºÚÁÏÍø, Resurrection Catholic School and will be awarding a Special Needs Student at East Los Angeles City College.
Professor Pacho holds a full-time position as an auditor for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Prior to her work in local government, she has worked for various Latino non-profit organizations such as Alta Med Health Services. She brings her expertise from the health care arena to her classroom.