Liz Cruz Porter, B.S.
EXECUTIVE director
Liz started as TLC’s outreach coordinator in 2014 and was the ambassador and voice of TLC within the Santa Cruz and Monterey community. In 2016 she was promoted to the executive management team as the Director of Operations and Business Development. In 2019 she lead the development of The Lotus Collaboratives mood and trauma division. She is now the Executive Director. In addition to her 7 years of experience with Lotus, she brings a background in sales and business development experience, as well her education in health and nutrition. She attended San Francisco State University where she earned a B.S in Dietetics.
Liz has a creative spirit and has worked to bring a warm personable feel to TLC's website and branding. She believes that The Lotus Collaborative’s integrated and individualized soulful approach is what makes treatment at Lotus unique. She feels passionately about the work Lotus does and is honored to serve as TLC's Executive Director as of July 2021.
Liz resides in Santa Cruz CA with her husband and 2 young children. She loves a good hard laugh, cooking, traveling, the ocean, games, karaoke and spending time with friends and family.
Liz has a creative spirit and has worked to bring a warm personable feel to TLC's website and branding. She believes that The Lotus Collaborative’s integrated and individualized soulful approach is what makes treatment at Lotus unique. She feels passionately about the work Lotus does and is honored to serve as TLC's Executive Director as of July 2021.
Liz resides in Santa Cruz CA with her husband and 2 young children. She loves a good hard laugh, cooking, traveling, the ocean, games, karaoke and spending time with friends and family.
Fellow staff describe Liz as; "fun and playful but works super hard" "curious and eager-to-learn" "caring, smart, and kind" "genuine and thoughtful" "Creative, master at web design"