Lisa K Montes
Chief Executive Officer
Learn MoreBorn in Chicago and raised in Long Beach, California, Lisa Montes joined the Del Amo staff in May 1997. She has over 30 years of administrative experience in the healthcare arena, primarily focused in mental health. Montes earned a BSW from Whittier College and an MSW from San Diego State University. Involved in a number of volunteer endeavors as a pre-teen, she found herself drawn to working with individuals struggling with medical and emotional challenges. This led her to focus on social work as a career path. The administrative or operations role was a natural fit.
Montes is passionate about her work because, “as a hospital, a team, we are more powerful and have greater opportunity to affect people’s lives and make an impact on our community,” she says. She adds that she’s grateful to work alongside such a dedicated, compassionate staff and medical staff.
When not working, she is a dedicated fan of pro baseball and basketball and she loves the outdoors. Montes is also passionate about music, theatre and the arts. The board president for a children’s charity for over 15 years, she also has wonderful adult children, a lovely group of friends and a great support system in her extended family, friends and coworkers.