Jill Tamsen McLeod is a fifth generation Californian who grew up in Sacramento. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley; John Hopkins University; and the University of California, Davis. Jill is a registered Nurse Practitioner as well as a Physician Assistant specializing in Dermatology since 2009.

When Jill is not busy providing healthcare to her patients, she enjoys travel, photography and painting. She is also very civically active in her community currently serving on the Merced City Council as the Mayor Protem.

Jill enjoys living in Merced with her two grown children who are currently attending college.