Aspen Solutions uses data-driven decision-making and seeks practical solutions to root causes of public health, education, safety and social justice problems.
We solicit community-based knowledge and expertise, balanced with the best possible research, to engage in community capacity building and problem solving.
Our work focuses on enhancing evidence-based behavioral health and public health, positive youth development, adolescent behavioral health, and substance abuse prevention.
Facilitation, training, and strategic planning are core components of our work, as well as nonprofit and organizational planning and board development.
Our goals are to work with communities and agencies to:
Increase data-driven decision making.
Engage in and support collaborative problem solving.
Support and infuse evaluation into planning and implementation.
Build community capacity for prevention, coalition work and resiliency.
Aspen Solutions focuses on:
Assessment & Strategic Planning: Finding the right research and data to help communities and organizations prioritize, plan and measure progress.
Facilitation: Consensus-based approaches are used to draw out the expertise of the group and to discover meaningful solutions.
Evaluation: Participatory engagement to highlight what works and use evidence to make our outcomes even better.
Strategic Thinking: Intuitive problem solving and creative thinking from the global vision to the details needed to make it happen.
Among our clients and current projects:
Project Evaluation for Carlsbad Community Anti-Drug and Gang Coalition.
Grant Writing and Technical Assistance for Children Youth and Families Department – Behavioral Health Division.
Program Evaluation for City of Socorro – Socorro County Prevention Coalition.
Project Management for Collective Action Strategies.
Training and Facilitation for Kamama Consulting.
Program Evaluation for Perpetual Tears Memorial Inc / Torrance Community.
Aspen Solutions is a small, women-owned, company that values integrity, hard work, and practical solutions. Rooted in the philosophy that we are stronger when we work as a connected community and focus on strengths. Like Aspen trees that are interconnected by the roots, sharing nutrients and resources to support each other, our children, schools, communities and systems will be rejuvenated if we turn to this type of strength.
Natalie currently evaluates several community based projects related to adolescent and young adult behavioral health and safety. She has worked as a program coordinator and consultant in the substance abuse prevention, positive youth development, early childhood and behavioral health fields for over a decade. She is a trainer, researcher, grant writer, program planner, and evaluator. She has a Master’s in Public Administration with a health policy concentration and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with minors on Psychology and Third World Development. She is also a Certified Prevention Specialist.
To find out more about how Aspen Solutions can collaborate with or assist you, email Natalie.
