Kristy Mccarron, Mph Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Operations and Membership, I oversee the strategy and operations of the Association's Community Health Department and six branch Wellness Departments. This includes integration with public and private insurance, evidence-based health interventions (Food is Medicine, Diabetes Prevention Program, SNAP-Ed, Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring, Nutrition Counseling), clinical integration, partnership development, grant application and management, academic research partnerships, personal training, and group exercise.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Membership Services, I created the association's Community Health Department through fundraising, local and federal grants, revenue generation, and community support. In this role, I oversaw the strategy and implementation of all health interventions, culinary operations in two teaching kitchens, and anti-hunger programs for 15 association branches - all through the lens of community health, participant-designed programming, and sustainability. During this time, I also founded and led a Y-USA Teaching Kitchen Cohort, and produced a Teaching Kitchen Toolkit, which is a how-to manual for any YMCA or nonprofit with a Teaching Kitchen.

In this position, I oversaw the startup operations of the Teaching Kitchen at YMCA Anthony Bowen, the Association's HEPA (Healthy Eating, Physical Activity) standards, vending contracts, and anti-hunger work.

Appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser as a co-Chair of Food Policy Council's Nutrition and Health Working Group. In this role, I advise the District's Food Policy Director and Mayor on Food is Medicine, Medical Nutrition Therapy, nutrition education and nutrition policies. Recommendations are informed by local and national best practices, research, and community input.

Appointed by DC Council to serve as a member of the Mayor's Healthy Youth and Schools Commission with the goal of informing the Mayor and DC Council of the health, wellness and nutritional issues concerning youth and schools. A three year appointment. As the Chair of this Commission, I oversee the yearly strategy development, meetings and reports. A yearly report is written to DC Council with the Commissioners' recommendations for improving the health and wellbeing of students. In 2023, our focus areas are school meal quality and mental and behavioral health.

East Coast

Reporting to the Anti-Hunger Program Manager of Y-USA, I provide support to ten YMCA associations across the East Coast who are implementing federal feeding programs via national grant funding. As a Facilitator, I am the link between these associations and Y-USA, and provide support via monthly webinars, one-on-one phone calls and technical assistance, in addition to site visits and attending anti-hunger conferences.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

With the help of grants received the Walker Jones Education Campus, I created the Food Lab at Walker Jones as a space to implement nutrition and culinary education for grades Pre-K - 5. I coordinated all programming, planning, and management, in addition to teaching.

Worked appetizer station with a menu that changed on a daily basis.

Spokane, Washington Area

One year volunteer program, living in intentional community with other volunteers while working at L'Arche Spokane.

Master’S Degree, Public Health

2018 MPH Graduate with a certificate in Food Systems, Environment and Public Health Practicum Experience: Working with the YMCA.

Certificate, Food Systems And Public Health

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology, General

Culinary Arts

Food Education

Training at the Edible Schoolyard, Berkeley on how to implement food and gardening into elementary education.