Lindsey Wahlstrom-Edwards

Lindsey Wahlstrom-Edwards has a wealth of work experience. Lindsey began their career in 2005 as an Intern at Cultural Survival, where they researched and wrote news articles relating to Indigenous Peoples and provided translation services. In 2008, they moved to Publicolor as a Program/Development Associate, where they worked closely with the Founder and President on fundraising and Board development initiatives. In 2009, they became Communications Manager at PCI Media Impact, where they were responsible for overseeing the production and dissemination of all of the organization's communications materials. In 2013, they took on two roles simultaneously, Research Assistant at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity and Teaching Assistant at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. At the Rudd Center, they worked closely with the Director of Advocacy Initiatives to develop an advocacy toolkit and conducted a nationally representative study to assess the impact of fast food restaurant default menu choices on consumer behavior. At the Mailman School, they developed materials for and taught a 90-minute session each week and graded course assignments. In 2014, they became Project Manager at Columbia University School of Social Work, where they oversaw the development of the intervention materials, drove study recruitment, collected and analyzed study data, and recruited and managed a group of more than 130 partners. In 2015, they joined Antidote.me as Head of Partnerships and Patient Advocacy, where they supported B2C engagement campaigns and secured and managed B2B partnerships. Finally, in 2021 they moved to Sano Genetics as Partnerships Lead.

Lindsey Wahlstrom-Edwards has a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) in Epidemiology & Health Policy and Practice from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, which they obtained in 2014. Lindsey also holds a BA in International Relations and a BS in Print Journalism from Boston University, which they obtained in 2007. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications from Boston University and HubSpot, including Descriptive and Predictive Analytics, Data Characteristics and Data Mechanics, Business Analytics Foundations, Operational Digital Age Skill Sets, Interpersonal Digital Age Skill Sets, Digital Leadership Foundations, Inbound Certified, Inbound, Certified Holistic Health Counselor, and Certified in Public Health from the National Board of Public Health Examiners.