Grace Eckel Email & Phone Number

Charlottesville, Va, Us

Denver, Colorado, United States

Managed policy, legislative, and budget development for Office of Early Childhood, including design of universal preschool and transition of early childhood programs from the Department of Human Services to new state Department of Early Childhood. Led strategy development and allocation of $700 million early childhood stimulus funds to support child care providers, educators, families, and under resourced communities; strategically increase child care capacity for universal preschool implementation; and rebuild more equitable, resilient early childhood sector.

Denver, Colorado

Managed Governor’s early childhood and K-12 education portfolio with combined budget of $6 billion; provided data-driven, equity-based, and stakeholder-informed budget and policy recommendations to advance Administration’s strategic initiatives of universal preschool and educational equity across the State. Led the State's COVID-19 response for early childhood and K-12.

Baltimore, Maryland

Concentrated in Health Systems and Policy with a certificate in Food Systems, Environment, and Public Health. Conducted Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis of a Baltimore hospital’s affordable housing program and gained skills critical to developing, evaluating, and advocating for policy solutions to address health and racial inequities and social determinants of health. Nominated by faculty and inducted into Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health in recognition of high academic achievement.

Baltimore, Maryland

Developed evidence-based policies to advance social and economic justice in Baltimore, built community coalitions, and advocated on behalf of Councilman’s policy agenda.

Denver, Colorado

Guided large private and non-profit health organizations to strategically analyze, design, and implement innovative upstream solutions for eliminating health disparities among patients or members, including forward-thinking applications of emerging technologies for improving community health and environmental sustainability.

Washington, Dc

Developed business case for improving health equity among member populations, with focus on social and environmental factors that disproportionately impact health of minorities, women, low-income, and rural populations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Conducted policy surveillance and identified community-based and public-private partnership opportunities to support population health project aimed at reducing obesity and improving diabetes management.

Charlottesville, Virginia

Analyzed healthcare spending data and conducted literature review to identify key benefits of reducing healthcare costs for businesses, households, and government, with goal of guiding state-level policy.

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Public Health

Activities and Societies: Policy and Advocacy Fellow at the Office of Councilman Zeke Cohen

Public Policy And Leadership