Karli Thorstenson Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Saint Paul, MN

Lead communications efforts for the Cardiovascular Health Unit at MDH.

Greater San Diego Area

• Live Well San Diego is the County of San Diego's vision for a region that is healthy, safe and thriving,
• Planned and implemented communication strategies for over 400 partners and 3.3 million residents, including writing, editing, graphic design, web development, and social media coordination and outreach.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Managed the Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Cities Campaign, and provided technical assistance to city leaders across the state to adopt and implement HEAL policies.
• Worked on several other community health promotion projects and provided support and technical assistance for various state and national HIAs, and contracts with the Oregon Health Authority, local health departments.
• Created, designed, and maintained all digital… Show more
• Created, designed, and maintained all digital communication, including annual reports, multiple websites and social media. Show less

Portland, Oregon Area

• Strategized, designed and created uniquely tailored and representative branding and print and digital communications.
• Created tailored, detailed plans for integrated public relations, marketing, and business development for small companies and nonprofit organizations.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Researched local, county and state policies related to food production, land-use and zoning to create policies to be implemented in 7 municipalities to support safe accessible places of physical activity and access to.
• Provided built environment and land-use technical assistance to community planners and neighborhood associations throughout Pima County.

Provided technical assistance for a Health Impact Assessment of the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Project. Researched health indicator data and scoping processes to evaluate health impacts of new land use along the corridor. Organized and facilitated Community Steering Committee and Technical Advisory Panel meetings and managed external.

Assisted undergraduate and graduate students with on-going class work, led study sessions and exam preparation, developed curriculum and readings for class lectures, maintained online course management

I worked here during and after college, as well as from 2008-2009. Supported internal and external communications, marketing and website development, and annual reporting to CDC. Eevaluated data, research and policy for Steps to a HealthierMN, Statewide Health Improvement Plan and the Minnesota Department of Education. Developed communications toolkit as.

Directed the Academy’s English language curriculum development, candidate interviews and student evaluations. Chosen by Academy directors to serve liaison between the directors and new teachers. Coordinated with teaching staff to create teaching methodology standards for student-proficiency levels.

Mph, Health Behavior Health Promotion

Activities and Societies: Global Health Alliance, Haiti Relief Committee, Internship Committee

Bs, Biology

Activities and Societies: Habitat for Humanity, Phi Sigma, Mortarboard Honor Society, Varsity Women's Lacrosse Studied abroad at Griffith.