My most recent position was funded by the City of Boulder’s Health Equity Fund, where I worked as a Health and Wellness Program Manager at an Elementary school in Boulder. I was responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating a novel health and wellness program aimed at increasing physical activity, increasing consumption of healthy foods/beverages, decreasing the risk of chronic diseases and improving positive health outcomes for the cities most at risk and marginalized youth. I was in charge of managing the grant, as well as delivering and reporting on specific program outcomes and activities listed in the scope of work. This required data tracking, evaluation and reporting through mid-year and final reports. I collected data using both quantitative and qualitative techniques and through my data collection I was able to develop metrics to evaluate the program effectiveness and then use that data to create an action plan and continually inform my decisions moving forward. In this position I was constantly connecting and collaborating with various stakeholders and direct service providers to create more health equity opportunities for students and their families. I like to say “I wore a lot of hats” because I had a diverse range of responsibilities and duties, from coordinating food delivery to food-insecure families, connecting low-income students to sports scholarships to creating health and wellness lessons and events.