Autumn holds a Master of Public Health degree from UC Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in human biology from Stanford University. Prior to working in public health consulting, she served as a researcher in global health and environmental anthropology, spent several years as a science and English educator on four different continents, and directed a non-profit youth leadership organization. Autumn’s collective professional experience has prepared her to communicate clearly with a wide range of audiences, adapt to the needs of diverse clients, and understand public health from a holistic, multidisciplinary perspective. As a Senior Consultant at Facente Consulting since 2018, Autumn’s primary roles have included evaluation of public health programs, qualitative research, design of public health communications, and technical writing in a wide range of public health domains.
Related Projects:
California Tobacco Control Program Health Equity Summit Planning and Facilitation
Facente Consulting is helping California’s Tobacco Control Program to plan and implement a Health Equity Summit in September 2022, followed by writing a Health Equity Plan to guide the Program’s work to end tobacco use in California among the most highly impacted groups.
Capacity-Bulding Assistance for Programs Serving Trans People in the Midwest
Facente Consulting supported the San Francisco Community Health Center to design and implement a six-session community of practice that brought together community-based organizations, health departments, and other agencies in the Midwest United States for peer-to-peer learning to improve HIV-related service delivery to trans people in the US.
Geographic Information System (GIS) Mapping for Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Facente Consulting partnered with Garrow Consulting, LLC to design and create a Story Map for CAMI Health, depicting findings from qualitative interviews about reproductive health choices with young women, partners, grandmothers, and researchers/policymakers in sub-Saharan Africa.
Academic Manuscript Development
Dr. Tan at UCSF reached out to Facente Consulting for ongoing assistance with manuscript development, literature reviews, and technical editing to support grant submissions, helping to move her academic portfolio forward and support her overall research goals.
The Tobacco Free Project Customer Experience Process
Facente Consulting collaborated with San Francisco’s Tobacco Free Project and Bright Research Group to facilitate a virtual, four-part community engagement process to guide the Project in setting priorities for its next work plan.
Evaluation of Gender-Inclusive School Trainings in California
Facente Consulting is evaluating the impact of Gender Spectrum’s gender-inclusive trainings on staff and students from trained schools.