Kelly Danckert is a Senior Program Manager at HRiA.
Kelly is an experienced trainer and facilitator, with additional expertise in providing technical assistance for community engagement, workforce development for public health professionals, and storytelling as a tool for policy change. She currently manages the Public Health Infrastructure Grant and the Vermont HelpLink. Specifically, she works closely with the state and local health departments in New England to equip them with the skills needed to center equity in their work. Kelly is deeply committed to rural health equity and currently serves as a board member for the New England Rural Health Association.
Kelly holds a bachelor’s degree in English with a concentration in Professional Writing from the University of Massachusetts Boston and a Masters of Public Health with a concentration in Health Communications and Promotion from Boston University.