Leveraging Partnerships across State Agencies Can Vastly Improve Critical Immunization Efforts
State Medicaid, public health and education partnerships offer some of the most innovative and effective responses to increasing immunization rates.
Stephanie is the executive director of Immunize Colorado. Stephanie’s more than 25 years of experience managing public and community health initiatives include leading all aspects of a $2.5 million statewide initiative to promote school health and wellness. She also managed school-based health centers and community clinics throughout Colorado providing behavioral health, oral health and primary care services, including immunizations, to medically underserved children. At the National Conference of State Legislatures, Stephanie served as a program director and provided expertise on priority public health issues to state lawmakers across the country. She served as the board chair of the Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care and a member-at-large at Colorado Public Health Association. She is also a founding board member of Academy 360, a public charter school with a core focus on student wellness and health promotion. In 2015 Stephanie won the Colorado Public Health Association’s Public Health Champion award.