Council Member Lisa Diaz Nash

District 1
First Term: 
Expires 12/2026
Took Office: 12/05/2022
Served as Mayor: 2024
Served as Deputy Mayor: 2023
Email: ldiaznash@cityofsanmateo.org
Phone: (650) 522-7522 ext. 6265

Council Member Lisa Diaz Nash has made her home in San Mateo County for over 30 years and in San Mateo for over 10 years. She was elected to serve on San Mateo’s City Council in November 2022. Lisa previously served on the Boards of the San Mateo Public Library, Neighborhood Watch; HIP Housing; Rotary Haciendas LLC (low-income senior housing); the Baywood Neighborhood Association; and the San Mateo United Homeowners Association.  She also served on the Measure S Oversight Committee.

Professionally, Lisa’s career as a senior consumer marketer, CEO of an international clean water and sanitation nonprofit, and owner of her own marketing consultancy give her experience and skills to better serve her community. Lisa has been recognized as a Silicon Valley 100 Women of Influence, holds a Harvard Executive MBA, and a BA with Honors from Swarthmore College. Lisa and her husband have two wonderful grown daughters and a new grandson.

Lisa Diaz Nash

External Agencies Board Appointments

  • Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) - General Assembly (Alternate)
  • City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG)
  • Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) (Alternate)
  • SF Airport Community Roundtable (Alternate)
  • South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA) 

External Liaison

  • City Delegate to Assembly Member Papan
  • San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA) (Alternate)
  • San Mateo Police Activities League (PAL) (Alternate)
  • San Mateo Chamber of Commerce & Downtown San Mateo Association (DSMA)
  • San Mateo Public Library Foundation
  • America Supporting Americans / 101st Airborne 1st BN 327TH INF

Internal Liaison

  • Civic Arts Committee (CAC)
  • Library Board