Casey Allred

Project Coordinator

Office: 919-843-3076
Fax: 919-843-3083
casey_allred@unc.edu

Bio

Casey Allred is a Project Coordinator at Active Living By Design (ALBD). In this role, she manages organization-wide events and conferences as well as external relationships with grantees, grant applicants and vendors. Casey also coordinates grantee learning network activities, administrative and reporting requirements for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and special projects such as satisfaction surveys and staff training opportunities.

Casey enjoys the process of developing and maintaining relationships and networks among diverse professionals in the active living and healthy eating fields, as well as the opportunity to become more knowledgeable about the various disciplines represented. She feels that "it is an honor to work with individuals who are passionate, dedicated and committed - both personally and professionally - to creating the environments that support healthier choices for us all."

Previously, Casey was the Events Coordinator at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. She also served as Intern in the Office of External Affairs, providing administrative and project management support to the School's alumni, development and communications related activities.

Casey earned a B.S. in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

A North Carolina native, Casey enjoys spending time with family and friends, entertaining guests at her home and reading celebrity gossip!

Active Living Story

I came to Active Living By Design with minimal knowledge or experience around active living. As a recent graduate with a degree in business, however, I had the pleasure of working with Sarah Strunk at UNC Chapel Hill's Office of External Affairs. Sarah was in the process of co-creating the Active Living by Design National Program Office with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and she mentioned a position that sparked my interest. It was not completely defined and would require a leap of faith, but the experience ended up opening new doors and above all, raised my awareness about health and the importance of the environment and infrastructure in creating healthier lifestyles. I have been with ALBD since we opened our doors in 2002, and feel truly lucky to work with such an amazing, diverse, and collaborative group of people. I'm very hopeful that generations to come will benefit from our work.