Dr. Aaron Alarcon, currently the Chief Executive Officer of Family Eldercare in Austin, TX, possesses more than 23 years of experience in health and human services, most recently as the Executive Director of the Community Services Bureau of Contra Costa County. Prior to that, Dr. A (as he is often called) was the Executive Director of the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority of Marin County, a public agency that provides in-home care to older adults and individuals with disabilities. Before moving to the Bay Area, Dr. A spent several years as the Family Services Program Director for Catholic Charities of Dallas, Texas. He also worked with foster parents with ChildNet Youth and Family Services in Long Beach, CA, and as a Guardianship Specialist and Guardianship Program Director for the legally and mentally incapacitated in Fort Worth and El Paso, TX. Dr. A earned his B.A. in Public Relations from the University of Texas at El Paso, his Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of North Texas, and his PhD in Public Policy and Administration at Walden University. His research focused on the correlation between the use of incarceration among individuals with a mental health diagnosis and the assisted outpatient treatment laws in California, also known as Laura’s Law. He co-clerks AFSC’s Community, Equity and Justice Board Committee with Lauren Brownlee.
 

Being an immigrant, a member of the LGBTQ+ community and a former undocumented individual are some of the factors that have deepened his commitment to address the systemic hurdles that marginalized populations face on a daily basis in this country.