Our Mission

At Ponderosa Public Health Consulting, we are driven by a deep passion for advancing Public Health and empowering individuals and communities. Through innovative curriculum development, dynamic training, and impactful workforce development, we equip people with practical skills and foster the creation of shared knowledge. Our expertise also extends to planning public health conferences, bringing together voices and ideas that inspire progress. Together with clients, we build stronger, healthier communities through collaboration, education, and action.

We have experience working with:

Community-Based Organizations
Community Health Worker Networks and Associations
Federal Government Agencies
Academic Health Centers
Tribal-Serving Organizations
Local and State Health Departments

Our Services

Training & Curriculum Development

CHW Policy & Workforce Development

CHW Workforce Research

Public Health Conference Planning

Clients and Testimonials

Anonymous Survey Feedback from Various Public Health Trainings and Courses Developed by Ponderosa

"Paige does an amazing job! I appreciate these continued ways to grow."

"This was the best class I have ever taken. The instructors are phenomenal."

"Paige makes people at ease and feel important and valued. She explains things in a way that people can absorb the information. She also encourages you to ask question or share so that others may benefit from you speaking up if they are too shy to do so."

"Paige is one of the best trainers I have been privileged to attend a course with."

About Us

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Paige Menking, MPA is the founder and principal of Ponderosa Public Health Consulting. Her work as a community health worker ally has centered around support and advocacy for the CHW field through training and curriculum design, research and evaluation, workforce development projects, and supervision of CHW teams and public health interventions. She began her career in 2011 serving Spanish-speaking immigrants in Austin, Texas and has since worked with government agencies, clinical organizations, nonprofits, academic health centers, and more.

She serves on the leadership team of the Community Health Worker Core Consensus Project, the APHA CHW Section, and on the board of the National Association of Community Health Workers. She now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her partner, dog and cat, where she enjoys gardening, hiking and baking, and competes in powerlifting.

Contact

Email - info@ponderosa.health

Phone - (505) 738-4402‬

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paige-menking/