As the Economic Development Division Director at the City of Santa Rosa, Commissioner de la Rosa is focused on social equity and equitable resilience initiatives, including expanding access to child care through a multi-pronged, economic development approach. She is also engaged in infill development and land-use intensification to meet the full spectrum of new housing and business needs. 

In addition, with public art as a program of the Economic Development Division, she is intent on linking arts, culture and design to compel placemaking and economic growth. Prior to her work in Santa Rosa, Commissioner de la Rosa managed the Cultural Funding Program for the City of Oakland, and before that ran a performing arts theater in San Francisco.