Carla Ibarra (she/they) is a transgender rights activist, speaker, and public health professional with more than a decade of community-centered work focusing on equity and justice in BIPOC LGBTQIA+ communities in the Philippines and in the United
States.
At present, Carla serves as the Lead Staffer for the City of Los Angeles’ Transgender Advisory Council and is the LGBTQIA+ Community Liaison for the LA Civil Rights Department, leading community outreach, community engagement, and community building with the City’s LGBTQIA+ constituents and organizations.
Before joining the City, Carla served as a Health Program Analyst for the LA County Department of Public Health's HIV and STD Programs. She is also a former commissioner of our very own Transgender Advisory Council.
Carla was featured in "The Power of Kindness," a special documentary with Lady Gaga, in honor of World Kindness Day. In May 2022, she was a part of the first-ever MTV Mental Health Youth Action Forum held at the White House. As an advocate to transform TGI and Queer mental health awareness into actual, tangible actions and policy, Carla and other young leaders dialogue with US President Joe Biden, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, and mental health advocate and world-renowned
artist Selena Gomez.
Carla holds a bachelor’s degree in Consular and Diplomatic Affairs. She is pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and was recently named as the recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Scholar from the USC’s LGBTQ Lambda Alumni Association.