About Us

Partnerships For Health, LLC is a woman-owned professional consulting firm established in 2010 to provide public health services from our office in Augusta, Maine. Our name reflects our mission and guiding principles. Our mission is to make a difference by striving to have a measurable positive impact on our clients’ organizations and on society by providing high quality consulting services. We are inspired by evidence-based social justice. Our approach is one of collaborative consultation, where strides in public health are achieved when leadership, knowledge, problem-solving, and communication are a joint undertaking, with equal attention to the technical and content areas, as well as the human connectivity.

Our Values

The PFH team is guided by a set of principles which serve as our internal compass and through which we judge our success.

We contribute to honest evidence-based assessments for our clients and our business, even if it’s not easy.

Our strength is the talent of our team. We get stronger the more we share and the more we appreciate each person’s skills, experience and contribution. Every person distinctly contributes to the whole and PFH is greater that the sum of our contributions.

Open communication breeds trust and a framework to build upon. We are real.

We all have an obligation to accept responsibility for our own actions, and for our part in the success of the business.

We believe in the public health approach to health. Passion and dedication are not found in small measures. We will not settle for any less than that which we are truly capable of doing.

We strive to make everything we do the best. We prepare and work hard. We check our egos at the door. And when we fail, we learn from it and improve.

Success cannot be achieved without the ability to enjoy your work with your team. All team members are encouraged and supported to maximize the fun aspect of what they’re doing.

Our Core Staff

For each project, we build a team of experienced staff and consultants. Teams are typically comprised of Master and PHD-level public health professionals and academics with broad experience in topical areas (such as education, obesity, etc.), public and community health, and research and evaluation. Individually, each member has significant experience and expertise in applicable content or technical areas. Collectively, they have many years of experience working together.

Michelle Mitchell, MSocSC

Executive Director

Michelle serves as Principal Investigator in all evaluations. In this role, she ensures that all evaluation adheres to professional standards and quality. With a business undergraduate and a psychology graduate degree, she navigates both the fiscal and relationship aspects of evaluation oversight. Michelle’s career in public health began while working in the rural HIV/AIDS-related clinical trial setting in South Africa. Since then, she has served as the principal investigator for evaluations that range from formative research on informed consent among vulnerable populations, to efficacy of an asthma home-visiting intervention. Michelle has presented at national conferences on the results of PFH’s evaluation findings. She has worked with local community organizations, statewide agencies, legislators, health systems, and two federal offices to share the process and outcomes of the evaluation of the HER Initiative.

Contact: michelle.mitchell@partnershipsforhealth.org

Michelle Munsey, MA

Assistant Director

Michelle originally joined the PFH team in 2016 as a Program Evaluator and has been in the role of Assistant Director since 2023. Michelle holds a Master of Arts in International Development from the University of Denver, with concentrations in Program Management and Evaluation. In her role, she has coordinated and supported a wide range of evaluation and improvement projects, developing expertise in performance measures monitoring and tracking systems, community-based evaluation methods, strategic planning, and project management. Her work includes supporting the implementation of evaluation systems and managing project activities in accordance with federal and funder requirements.

Contact: mmunsey@partershipsforhealth.org

Amy Lawson, MPA

Business Operations Manager

Amy is the Business Operations Manager at Partnerships for Health. She holds a Master of Public Administration from Midwestern State University, with a concentration in Community and Economic Development, and a BA in Public Management from the University of Maine. Since joining the PFH team in early 2026, Amy has supported internal operations, including human resources, organizational coordination, and administrative systems, while also overseeing workflow processes, supporting operational planning, and ensuring efficient day-to-day functioning. She brings strengths in public speaking, conflict resolution, and project management.

Contact: alawson@partnershipsforhealth.org

Courtney Roderick, MPH

Program Evaluator

Courtney is a Program Evaluator at Partnerships for Health, where she brings strong skills in implementing systems, coordinating complex projects, and supporting community-based evaluation and data collection efforts. Since joining the PFH team in 2024, Courtney has supported evaluation and improvement initiatives by organizing project activities, coordinating partners, and ensuring accurate documentation and reporting across projects. She holds a Master of Public Health from Purdue University Global and a Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Maine. Her professional background includes experience in community health promotion, evaluation, and community-based rural health initiatives.

Contact: croderick@partnershipsforhealth.org

Judy Angsten

Administrative Support

Judy is the Administrative Assistant for Partnerships For Health (PFH) in Augusta, Maine. A fun fact about Judy is that she is a volunteer docent at Maine’s own Fort Knox. In her role, Judy maintains professional communications with clients, organizes internal and external activities, and ensures the day-to-day activities needed to keep the office running are completed. Judy also assists the Evaluation staff with the odds and ends of their Statewide projects. In her free time, Judy enjoys reading, puzzles, day trips across the state, and photography.

Contact: jangsten@partnershipsforhealth.org