Dr. Barbara Ferrer

Profile & Biography Of Dr. Barbara Ferrer

Who Is Dr Barbara Ferrer

Dr Barbara Ferrer is the Los Angeles County Public Health Director, her work is to protect and promote health and prevent disease in communities across the county.She have once served as the Chief Strategy Officer for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, took over the leadership of the Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission.

She  took care of  budget of more than $900 million and directs a workforce of 4,000 public health practitioners.She is a nationally known public health leader with more than 30 years of professional experience as a philanthropic strategist, public health director, educational leader, researcher, and community advocate.

Dr Barbara Ferrer Birthplace &  Education

Dr Barbara was born and grew up in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean islands and unincorporated U.S. territory with a landscape of mountains. although we can’t certainly provide her exact birth year.

She  is  a PhD holder  in social welfare from Brandeis University.

Dr Barbara  obtained her  MA in public health from Boston University.

Holds a MEd degree  from the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

She  also holds a BA in community studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Relationship & Her Private Life

Dr Barbara maintains a low pace outside her confinement, her inside life is far unknown to us than what we already know  about her, we don’t have yet any history of her family or love life.

Offices Dr Barbara Served Before She Became The Los Angeles County Public Health Director

Dr Barabara  have worked  as a headmaster at a district high school in Boston.

She  was  the chief strategy officer for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, where she was responsible for developing the strategic direction for critical program-related work and providing leadership to the foundation’s key program areas.

She  served as the executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission an office  she led a range of public health programs and built innovative partnerships to address the inequities in health outcomes and to support healthy communities and healthy families.

Dr Barbara  has also served as director of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention and as director of the Division of Maternal and Child Health at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Dr Barbara Covid-19 Response

Dr Barbara said that COVID-19 is now the leading cause of death in L.A. County, Back in April 12, her department reported 31 deaths from COVID-19 which was the region’s “highest daily count” at that point.

On Thursday about about 68 coronavirus-related deaths and 1,081 where confirmed across the region.  The county’s  death toll on covid-19 have surpassed 797 with 17,500 positive cases.

Dr Barbara’s Salary & Networth

According to Transparent California website  one of the California’S Largest pubic pay and pension database, Dr Barbara Ferrer   received $454,913.00 as her salary in 2017.
Director Of Public Health since 2017

Regular pay: $330,847.00
Overtime pay: $0.00
Other pay: $58,361.00
Total pay: $389,208.00
Benefits: $65,705.00
Total pay & benefits: $454,913.00