Paige Backlund Jarquín, DrPH, MPH is passionate about authentic community engagement and community-centered social change. She is the Founder of the Center for Authentic Community Engagement and has over 25 years of experience supporting nonprofits, public health organizations, and community partnerships in the U.S. and Latin America. Drawing on her background in participatory facilitation, evaluation, and healing-informed practice, she focuses on building ethical, relational, and sustainable engagement across differences. She earned her MPH and DrPH in community-centered public health from the Colorado School of Public Health.