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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