Candidate for
Member, Board of Directors; Antelope Valley Health Care District

A resident of the Antelope Valley for over forty years, Berna Mayer has proven herself as a licensed nurse practitioner, experienced health care administrator and community leader.

Mayer was first elected to the Antelope Valley Healthcare District Board of Directors in 2004 and was re-elected in 2008. Under her leadership, AVHD has returned to financial health, retained top healthcare service providers, upgraded its campus facilities and added significant new programs and services to meet the needs of the nearly 500,000 residents of the Antelope Valley.

Her commitment to region's healthcare spans nearly thirty years. From 1985-1995, Mayer was employed by Antelope Valley Healthcare District; first as an Registered Nurse in various hospital units, and later as a nurse practitioner. From 1987-1995 she served as the hospital's nurse practitioner director.

She subsequently held positions in managed health care and practice management, including Clinical Director of Physician Practice Management for Scripps IPA in San Diego and with Heritage Provider Network, where she served as director of clinical services for High Desert Medical Group, Vice President of Clinical Services for Heritage Southwest Medical Group in Dallas, and Executive Director of Hospital Services for High Desert Medical Group.

Mayer holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from California State University, and a master's degree in nursing (nurse practitioner degree) from UCLA.

Berna is the proud mother of four children, all of whom were born at Antelope Valley Hospital.