Daisy Prado is a communications professional, cultural strategist, and an intersectional community advocate championing women of color in San Francisco. She serves as the Communications Manager at ACCESS Reproductive Justice, California’s statewide abortion fund. Previously, as the Program Manager for the Department on the Status of Women, Daisy fiscally and programmatically managed the Department’s Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Intervention Grants Program to help improve the health and safety of women and girls in the City of San Francisco. Prior to working for city government, Daisy was the Public Affairs Officer for Planned Parenthood Northern California, serving as a key government relations liaison between elected officials and San Francisco’s diverse communities, while also advancing access to reproductive and sexual health resources.

Daisy has worked at multiple community-based organizations at the intersection of reproductive and environmental justice, and was appointed as a Commissioner for the City of San Francisco in 2021.

With a deep commitment to community change and equity, Daisy has worked with numerous organizations at the intersection of reproductive and environmental justice. In 2022, she founded City Gurlz Hike, an urban hiking and community programming series designed to create spaces for Black, Indigenous, and women of color to connect, play, and thrive in nature throughout San Francisco. After getting her California Naturalist certification in May 2025, Daisy has been bringing her UC California Naturalist experiences to this community. City Gurlz Hike has brought together hundreds of women from San Francisco and the Bay Area, connecting them to local parks, camping adventures, and visits to State Parks.

In 2022 Daisy was named one of Next Gen Collective’s 30 Under 30, celebrating her years as a public servant and community advocate.

Daisy is a proud first-generation college graduate and alum of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State University.

Outside the office, Daisy enjoys exploring her city, a good book, and walk with her adopted terrier, Duke. As an avid explorer her travels have taken her to the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, France, Greece, Italy, South Africa, Mexico, Belize, Spain, Jamaica, Maldives, and many cities around the United States. She calls San Francisco home.