Elida is from Hollister, California and graduated in 2018 from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a BS in Biological Sciences. After graduating, she worked as an EMT and a barista for a year. She then worked as a behavioral therapist for kids with autism. and in the year before attending the UCSF GC program she worked as a genetic counseling assistant at GeneDx. Elida loves backpacking, hiking, and spending any free time outdoors. She is a first-generation student and hopes to use her native language of Spanish to work with underserved communities.