San Diego County native named to Biden-Harris COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he has nominated El Cajon native Mayra Alvarez to serve on the Biden-Harris COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force.

Alvarez is one of a dozen people nominated to serve as non-federal members of the task force, which was created to help ensure an equitable response to the pandemic, according to White House officials.

For the past five years, Alvarez has been the president of The Children's Partnership, a nonprofit children's advocacy organization.

From 2010 to 2014, the Los Angeles resident served in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Se...