Change Specialist
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Melissa supports state and local maternal and child health professionals move towards equity through individual and systems change in her role as a Change Specialist at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) based in Denver. Melissa also founded the State of Colorado Behavioral Insights Team - a community of practice working to integrate behavioral science (the study of how people think and make choices in reality) into government practice. Melissa has 10 years of community non-profit and public health experience. She is driven by the belief that everyone deserves fulfillment (whatever that means for them) and the human-made barriers and distractions to that should be eliminated.