Download Introducing the new Healthy Living Coordinator!

Introducing the new Healthy Living Coordinator!
Linnea Bjorkman recently joined the Cultivate Health team as
Healthy Living Coordinator. Cultivate Health is a partnership
among Regis University, Aria Denver, and the surrounding
neighborhoods in which we live, work, and learn. In this role
Linnea will work with community members and partner
organizations on projects related to walking, biking, yoga,
nutrition, cooking, vegetable gardening, permaculture,
healthcare access, outdoor fitness, community engagement,
and more. She brings with her extensive experience in nonprofit program management in Denver from her role as Family
Programs Manager at Focus Points Family Resource Center,
where she coordinated cooking classes through Cooking
Matters and gardening classes in partnership with DUG, the
GrowHaus, and CO Extension. As Clinic Operations Manager at
Clinica Family Health Services she led daily operations, did
strategic planning for group visit programs, and supervised case
managers who deliver health coaching and education to
patients. Other professional experience has included work with homeless and low-income women and
children, community engagement, and health promotion. She has completed a Permaculture Design
Course, and she volunteers with organizations such as GrowLocal, Crop Mob, and Volunteers for
Outdoor Colorado. She has worked on organic farms in Argentina and in South Africa as a volunteer
“WWOOFer” (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms). She is a certified yoga instructor and is the
Founder and Director of Alas de Yoga, a program offering Spanish yoga classes throughout the Denver
Metro Area. In 2013 she received The Mile High 100 Yoga & Wellness Instructor Award for her
contribution to the overall health and well-being of (the residents of) Denver, Colorado. The Healthy
Living Coordinator position combines her greatest passions, and she has hit the ground running!
Linnea Bjorkman
Healthy Living Coordinator | Cultivate Health
Regis University
P 303.458.3548 | C 720.515.6129
E [email protected]
www.regis.edu/cultivatehealth