Location

Davis, CA

Organization

UC Davis Center for Regional Change

Title

Associate Director

What are your domains of INTEREST?

Education, Public Health

Do you have any OTHER domains of interest?

Community Development, Health and the Built Environment, Social Equity

What are your domains of EXPERTISE?

Education, Public Health

Do you have any OTHER domains of expertise?

Community Development, Health and the Built Environment, Social Equity

Share with us a short bio of yourself.

Bernadette Austin is committed to equitable community development and civic innovation. She takes a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing complex issues, drawing on more than a decade of experience managing public-private partnership projects. As the first Associate Director of the Center for Regional Change at the University of California at Davis, Bernadette brings her experience as a community development practitioner to an applied research center dedicated to supporting communities that are healthy, equitable, prosperous, and sustainable. She is also founding partner of Bernadette Austin Consulting Services, a consulting firm specializing in community development. Prior to founding this consulting firm, she worked for an affordable housing developer, local redevelopment agency, community development financial institution, and nonprofit community health organizations. In addition to having served on the board of directors and advisory board for several nonprofit organizations, Bernadette currently serves on the West Sacramento Planning Commission, the Executive Committee of the Urban Land Institute's Sacramento District Council, and the Board of Directors for Girl Scouts Heart of Central California. She has been recognized as a notable woman leader by Sacramento Magazine and Comstock's Magazine, and the Sacramento Business Journal included her on their 40 Under 40 list. She holds a Master of Science in Community Development from UC Davis and a Bachelor of Science in Community Health from St. Mary’s College of California.

Would you like to join Health IT Group?

No

Would you like to join the Civil Justice Technology Project Group?

No

Would you like to join Social Determinants Group?

Yes

Would you like to join Opioid Epidemic Group?

No