Jake Abarca

Jake Abarca, MPH, is a skilled public health professional with extensive experience in grant writing, program planning, and health program evaluation. Currently serving as a Grant Writer at Improve Your Tomorrow since January 2024, Jake previously held the position of Health Program Planner at Sacramento County and Development Manager at Latino Coalition for a Healthy California. Additional roles include Grants Manager, Graduate Intern at Kaiser Permanente, and Project Management Intern at UC Davis MIND Institute, where Jake contributed to diversity grant proposals and evaluated health programs for autism patients. Jake's background includes work as an Applied Behavior Technician at Butterfly Effects, Clinical Research Assistant in various prestigious institutions, and a Social Science Writing Tutor at UCLA. Jake holds a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from UCLA.