Dr. Melanie Mitros established the beginnings of her consulting work 17 years ago to improve the health of her community one person at a time through individualized exercise therapy. Over the years, her passion for health has broadened to engage philanthropy, nonprofits, for-profits and communities to mobilize public-private partnerships where equitable outcomes are not predicted by race, education or status. Now, Dr. Mitros focuses on growing partnerships that change systems. Over the last 11 years, Melanie has championed inclusive and trust-based grantmaking, chaired multiple funder collaboratives, influenced state regulation and policy change, nurtured cross team conversations and trainings on racial equity, and developed systems and processes to implement more equitable investments. Melanie holds a Ph.D. from Arizona State University in Physical Activity, Nutrition and Wellness, M.S. from Wake Forest University, and B.S. from Middle Tennessee State University. Core areas of consulting include practice change for philanthropy (trust-based, regenerative, and power dynamic practices), partnership development, community engagement, and strategic meeting facilitation. She utilizes an inside-outside approach to leverage assets and accelerate change while establishing accountability through strong relationships and transparency. As a pragmatic and compassionate leader with high emotional intelligence, Melanie brings skills in research, assessment, convening, facilitation, and project management in-person and remotely.