Estefania Mendivil

I grew up watching different communities and my communities not have access to the correct resources and the correct support, so a lot of my work in public health is deeply personal to me. For the past 5 years, I've worked in the substance use field, focusing on community outreach and helping folks who need it access the resources they need for substance use and addiction. I'm passionate about helping clinicians, community healthcare workers, and even the admin staff in public health organizations to be better equipped to serve their communities that are experiencing substance use disorders, addiction, or just substance use generally. I create educational materials and resources for updates on any policy that's going on and any new emerging drug trends. On the consulting side, I work with small, mission-led startup organizations, helping them with backend work, organizing systems, and showing owners best practices. I've been able to help companies fine-tune the client relationship aspects and really help them build solid foundations with systems, processes, and communication so they can actually sustain their vision. When you're mission-led, you're usually doing work that benefits the people, and sometimes when you care so deeply about helping others, you sometimes kind of forget to take care of yourself. It's been a pleasure working with those small businesses - it's really fruitful, honestly.