Ariana Bentz Evans, Mph Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for developing and executing effective outreach strategies expanding the reach of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to girls in underserved communities and for at risk youth. This includes pitching partnership programs, training new partners, supporting leaders, developing and writing curriculum for leaders, leading programs for girls, and running annual outdoor and STEM camps.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Peer Health Exchange’s mission is to empower young people with the knowledge, skills, and resources to make healthy decisions.• Managed, mentored and coached 110 college volunteers in PHE’s intensive year-long health education program on USC and Occidental campuses• Trained volunteers weekly on health education content, diversity and inclusion, professional development, and teaching and facilitation skills.• Developed and fostered partnerships with 8 Title I charter high schools in South and East LA, maintaining strong relationships with school administrators, principals and host teachers• Evaluated PHE LA’s program including volunteer teaching quality, program fidelity and sexual health, mental health and substance use curriculum.• Significantly increased diversity of volunteers by building strong working relationships with organizations on and off campus

Greater Los Angeles Area

Led grassroots organizing for local, state and federal endorsed candidates for PPLA’s c4 organization during the 2016 primary and general election.• Organized a GOTV Nevada trip with 68 volunteers, board members and statewide PP staff, successfully electing pro-women’s health champions in NV through door-to-door canvassing• Oversaw the endorsement process for PPLA’s c4 in the primary and general 2016 election for LAUSD school board, state assembly and state senatorial races.• Built and cultivated relationships with students at 2 college campuses focused on campus organizing, community mobilization and activism.• Planned and lead 30 phone banks for Planned Parenthood endorsed candidates, training volunteers in Voter Activation Network (VAN) and Political Data Inc (PDIQ)• Trained, recruited and managed 198 new grassroots volunteers and 6 interns on political landscape, how to phone bank, lobby and canvass.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

- Cultivated Tampa’s affiliate Health Center Advocacy Program (HCAP) through creating and setting up advocacy stations in health centers, training and supporting health center staff in advocacy best practices, collecting, sharing and utilizing patient experiences to build a support base.- Actively participated in legislative summits, and regularly communicated with policy makers regarding Medicaid expansion and availability.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Orchestrated effective monitoring and tracking of state legislation that impacted reproductive and sexual health- Drafted and implemented CFHC’s editorial calendar for proactive content dissemination- Proved ability to discuss sensitive issues with foresight and extensive research, both in meeting with key policy makers and in representing CFHC in regional coalitions surrounding sexual and reproductive health.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

- Conducted community-based outreach for the Healthy Start program and services offered to low-income pregnant women in rural Florida- Educated 60+ pregnant women in individual settings on maternal health topics, including SIDS risk reduction, breastfeeding, family planning, preterm labor prevention, and smoking cessation- Conceptualized, developed, and executed presentations regarding healthy preconception habits at 14 community meetings and social service sites

Greater Salt Lake City Area

- Created strong working relationships with resettled refugees and political asylees through open communication and continual dedication to improving the lives of each client. -Discussed work and education goals, job opportunities, and various ways to increase self-sufficiency.-Designed culturally appropriate workshops after identifying issues in refugee women’s health to increase employability and empower refugee women to lead healthy lives.- Managed a personal refugee clientele list that averaged 40 separate cases per month.

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Maternal And Child Health

Activities and Societies: Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Leadership Training Scholar 2014-2015Emphasis on women's health including.

Bs, Anthropology

Activities and Societies: President, Students Taking Action Now: DarfurAnthropology major focused on feminist perspectives in areas such.