Elena is L.A. Parent’s Creative Director, overseeing content and design for our digital and print publications. She believes in the power of stories to inspire, to connect and to build community. She has her BA in Journalism from Cal State University, Northridge and her MBA from Pepperdine University. She’s a former soccer and softball mom, spent many years as a room mom and loves exploring LA with her family. Strolling through the vegetable and fruit stalls of her local farmers’ market has been a Saturday morning tradition for almost two decades.







































