Silvia Ortega, CHW

CHW Program Consultant
University of South Carolina—Center for Community Health Alignment (CCHA)

Silvia is one of seven children born to immigrant parents who rose from a humble upbringing to become the first in her family to attend college and earn a degree in Business Administration, with a minor in Hospitality Management, from California State Polytechnic University in Pomona.

For over a decade now, Silvia has worked in the nonprofit sector, earning certificates in Professional Life Coaching, Community Health Work and Doula. Through her work in maternal health, she became an integral part of the accreditation process for Home Visitation Expectant Mothers Programs.  Also, Silvia became the first CHW instructor in the Promotores Academy (where she was once a student).

Silvia has devoted her personal and professional life to her dual passions for health and education. She has learned that the root issues of our society all steam from systems that influence communities to make poor lifestyle choices that result in a poor health and lack of education. Silvia finds joy in working side by side with community members to create strong and healthy foundations in order to thrive in wellness.