The Center for Health Care Data - School of Public Health

Contributing blogger for the LiveWell website. Creator, coordinator and presenter for the Weekend Wellness Workshops that teaches health promotion topics to assist participants in adopting healthy lifestyle changes. Covered topics: weight-loss strategies, stress management, building self-awareness and motivational techniques, understanding the importance of physical activity and the basic knowledge of health screenings and health numbers.

Led planning for numerous agency-sponsored initiatives. Worked with outside vendors to create strategic proposals for programs. Conducted health coaching sessions with employees. KEY COMPETENCIES: INFLUENCING, COMMUNICATIONS, WELLNESS, FITNESS, TRAINING, COACHING, RECRUITING, HEALTH PROMOTION ● Increased health levels for hundreds of employees through initiatives including fitness classes and lunch workshops● Revamped idled wellness program working with HR and IT teams, updated website to attract employee interest● Recruited members for wellness committee and surveyed employees regarding needs and suggestions● Authored proposal to move forward on several initiatives using only volunteers, eventually received funding● Conducted one on one coaching sessions with employees to provide health and wellness educational information to improve their overall health and well-being. ● Catered and coordinated the summer intern luncheon for over 60 staff members and management. ● Served as the agency’s Get Fit Texas Challenge Coordinator for over 600 employees.

Creator of Recipe Rescue, a comprehensive collection of monthly featured recipes for plant-based and paleo diets, which included recipe testing and providing nutritional breakdown analysis. Authored and edited over 30 locally sourced restaurant profile articles.