Cara Geschu

Cara (she/her/hers) is the Evaluation Manager at GRH, leading the organization’s data collection, analysis, and dissemination. She has dedicated her career to helping provide effective public health prevention and promotion programming among marginalized populations. Cara believes strongly that good public health can only be achieved through a combination of community partnership, evidence based decision-making, and participant empowerment. To Cara, evaluation of organizational programs and systems is an invaluable tool that provides a roadmap on how to create the most impactful and meaningful change for the community we seek to serve.

Before joining Grassroots Health, Cara received her Masters in Public Health from George Washington University and worked at several different nonprofits dedicated to educating various populations on mental, physical, and sexual health. With varied roles between organizations Cara has been a part of the entire life-cycle of a public health intervention. From program planning and budgeting during a grant application, to reporting program outcomes to various relevant stakeholders she has experience and a thorough understanding of what it takes to accomplish every step in the process. Through Cara’s time at these different organizations she developed a special passion for the evaluation process and the often overlooked but invaluable support that evaluation can provide.