Si Elida ay tubong Southern California at may dalawang Bruin degree, na may Bachelor of Arts in Communications at Spanish mula sa University of California, Los Angeles, at Master of Public Health, na may konsentrasyon sa Community Health Sciences, mula sa UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Sa kasalukuyan, si Elida ay nagsisilbing Executive Director ng Arts for Healing and Justice Network na responsable sa pangangasiwa sa lahat ng aspeto ng organisasyon kabilang ang strategic visioning at financial sustainability ng AHJN. Napili si Elida bilang isang 2016-2017 Arts for LA Activate fellow, at tinapos ang Arts Education track. Ang kanyang peer-reviewed na artikulo, "Health Implications of Housing Assignments for Incarcerated Transgender Women" ay inilathala kamakailan sa American Journal of Public Health.