Dalia Hernandez joined the ministry in June 2023 as Grants Coordinator at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, California, later moving to the CommonSpirit Health Philanthropy National team in August 2025 as a Grants Business Specialist. Dalia works with grant program directors and leaders across several ministry sites in California, providing financial tracking and reporting services, and guidance on budgets, procedures and regulations.
Dalia earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara, later translating her love of writing and community improvement into a career in philanthropy. Dalia’s greatest joy and inspiration is her family - her husband, Alberto, and their two young sons. They reside in Dalia’s hometown of Stockton, CA.