Tristan Mayo

Tristan’s nursing career started in Santa Barbara where she worked for the county’s behavioral health unit and volunteered her time in providing free basic medical care to individuals struggling with homelessness. Her career later took her internationally to the Dominican Republic where she spent her time improving medical care systems within local clinics and public hospitals. Upon moving to Santa Cruz in 2014, she joined Encompass as the RN at one of the mental health residential programs, El Dorado Center. Tristan's role quickly expanded into integrating new medical systems into other residential programs and providing medical case management within the outpatient setting to individuals struggling with chronic homelessness, substance use disorders, mental illness and complex medical vulnerabilities. As Director of Nursing and Health Services, Tristan has continued to be a leader in development and integration of agency-wide medical systems, including a Nurse-Based Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program, pandemic response protocols and establishment of behavioral health student nurse rotations with our local college.