Denise Hartsock, MPH

About Me:

I joined the PiER team in January 2016. My undergraduate degree is in secondary education and taught high school science for seven years. Two of those years were in Tanzania as a Peace Corps Volunteer and five were in an alternative charter school in Denver. In 2012, I returned to school for a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community and Behavioral Health, focusing on evaluation. My favorite parts of evaluation work are 1) partnering with community organizations to improve the health of those in their community and being able to tell the story of their work in meaningful ways, often through visual qualitative and quantitative data.

Evaluation & Research Experience:

Prior to working with KP, I managed a large grant including monitoring program fidelity, providing technical assistance, writing reports, data collection, and data reporting, as well as building and maintaining relationships with grantees and funders. As part of the PiER team, I work closely with community partners to create and manage shared expectations around evaluation activities, interpret data, and provide evaluation technical assistance. I also collaborate with funders to ensure the evaluation tells the story of the funding portfolio and provides meaningful data so they can better serve communities through their grant making efforts. I have experience in all phases of evaluation from planning, implementation, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination.

How I Thrive: 

Being outdoors! I love to mountain bike, backpack, and ski as much as possible. Beach vacations and adventure travel are also always a treat. But I realize the benefits of slowing down and calming the mind, so I also practice gentle movement and mindfulness.