WELLNESS PROGRAM MANAGER - GCAPP

May 2014 - July 2016

Created a fitness & nutrition program and built local program awareness by creating grassroots networks and cultivating community partnerships. Program success drove continued grant awards and both local and regional program recognition.

• Increased activity levels, boosted healthy food intake, and decreased risk factors in 85% of youth participants involved in the community healthy cooking program.

• Successfully launched the new branded program by orchestrating a city-wide media campaign.

• Raised website views by 67% and boosted unique visitors by 68% following campaign.

• Managed a portfolio of local and state-wide nutrition and physical activity programs.

• Addressed community food security through sustainable agriculture initiatives that also provided economic development through multi-use garden produce sales.

• Designed and implemented a sustainable agriculture and nutrition curriculum for kindergarten to 5th graders.

• Created and managed the organization’s first internal employee wellness initiative.

• Directed a top-performing multidisciplinary group of professionals, including team members, volunteers, local community liaisons, school-based coordinators, and consultants.

• Built strategic relationships with 25 community, corporate, and government partner organizations to cross-functionally collaborate on community health programs.

• Selected to serve on non-profit partner board and chair two Fulton County wellness coalitions (Diabetes Prevention Design Team and The Interfaith Coalition).