Los Angeles, CA, February 4, 2025 – Center for Caregivers Advancement is proud to announce the appointment of Quintilia Ávila, MPA as their new Senior Director of External Affairs.
Quintilia brings over two decades of experience in public policy, community engagement, and social equity as Senior Director of External Affairs at the Center for Caregivers Advancement (CCA). With a passion for fostering collaborative partnerships and driving meaningful change, Quintilia leads the organization’s communications, development, and data/research initiatives to support the vital work of long-term healthcare workers across California.
Throughout their career, Quintilia has championed efforts to improve social determinants of health and civic engagement and empower underrepresented communities. She has worked extensively with public entities, leveraging their skills to enhance organizational effectiveness and promote equitable development strategies. Her leadership was instrumental during the 2020 Census, where they played a key role in statewide outreach and engagement efforts.
Deeply committed to social justice, Quintilia also serves as a Commissioner on the Riverside County Behavioral Health Commission, advocating for policies that promote behavioral health and equitable access to care.
Inspired by personal experiences—having seen the critical role in-home support service workers played in her own family—Quintilia is dedicated to advancing the mission of CCA. She is passionate about elevating the voices of caregivers, strengthening workforce development, and ensuring that long-term healthcare workers receive the recognition and resources they deserve.
Her narrative as a formerly undocumented immigrant and a first-generation college graduate infuses her professional endeavors with a unique and invaluable perspective. She earned her undergraduate degree in Women’s Studies from UC Santa Barbara and holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California.
About Center for Caregivers Advancement
The Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA) is building the workforce of highly trained caregivers that many Californians can’t live without. For over two decades, CCA has been at the forefront of an equity-driven movement for quality training and quality jobs. CCA is one of the largest providers of training for long-term caregivers in California– training over 35,000 home care and nursing home caregivers in the past 20 years. We are pioneers in home care training and are the only organization in the country to show the value of evidence-informed training programs on both the workforce population and the low-income older adults and people with disabilities for whom they care, with curriculum licensed in four other states.
CCA develops quality training programs for both IHSS home care workers and Skilled Nursing Facility workers. We have a deep partnership with SEIU Local 2015 - the labor union that represents IHSS and SNF workers across California. Our Labor Management Training Partnership for nursing home workers is grounded in partnership systems in which skilled nursing facility employers collaborate with SEIU Local 2015 in order to benefit the workforce and provide higher-quality care to residents through high-quality courses, certifications, and apprenticeship programs.
To learn more about CCA, visit: https://advancecaregivers.org/
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