Rachel Kochhar, MPH, CHES
Community Engagement Coordinator at Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF)- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, IncOct, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
Mental Health First Aider
Mental Health First Aid USASep, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
Social and Behavioral Research - Basic/Refresher
CITI Program, A Division of BRANYApr, 2021- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF)
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United States
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Fundraising
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Engagement Coordinator
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Jun 2022 - Present
● Develop and facilitate 6 virtual Capacity Building Webinars per year focused on leadership development, marketing and social media, fundraising, employee wellness and more. ● Curate an internal needs assessment of 77 AAPI serving nonprofits in Southern California through evaluation surveys, population data and interpersonal communication ● Coordinate 3 major events in partnership with the AAPIP-LA (Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy – Los Angeles) ● Meet the Funders - Create a panel of several funders to discuss their organization’s funding priorities twice a year over zoom. Match appropriate nonprofits to speak with funders 1on1 ● Partner with Southern California Grantmakers to co-sponsor the annual API Community Van Tour by working across partners and organizers to ensure the tour provides an opportunity for attendees to meet the nonprofits serving the community ● Support the partnership with Asian American Professional Association on the execution of the Board Leadership program through leading the recruitment of nonprofits and internship pairings ● Facilitate, administer and monitor 3 grants per year using Salesforce ranging in funding from $10,000 to $200,000 through coordination of communication, creation of documentations and technical assistance ● Develop outreach materials for current programing for stakeholders, nonprofits and community partners including social media and newsletters ● Update the organization website using Squarespace Show less
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Reach Out
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France
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Non-profit Organizations
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Outreach Specialist
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Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
● Reach Out was the lead agency of the RivCo Vaccine Equity program that partners with organizations to create new COVID-19 vaccination sites and promote current sites● Collaborated and partnered with organizations and school districts in Riverside County through in-person site visits, virtual and remote meetings and by phone.● Facilitated the development of 15 monthly COVID-19 related educational materials, including social media, flyers and webinars for historically oppressed communities ● Analyzed monthly population data to streamline most efficient outreach ● Lead phone banking and mass texting outreach with a team of 6 Show less
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Outreach Specialist- IE Covid-19 Vaccine Equity Grant
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Jun 2021 - Jan 2022
Promote Covid-19 vaccine sites in Riverside CountyEstablish relationships with organization and schools to become vaccination sitesDetermine vaccine hesitant areas within Riverside County to focus vaccine education efforts
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Outreach Specialist- Cooking Matters
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Feb 2021 - Jun 2021
● Lead the development and continuation of the Cooking Matters grant by facilitating virtual healthy habits and basic nutrition classes for parents and caregivers of children ages 0-5 yrs per class twice a week ● Developed outreach and recruitment materials for participants to sign up for class, including flyers and social mediaTaught around 15 parents and caregivers twice a week with children, ages 0-5, about healthy eating habits, basic nutrition, smart shopping, and how to get their children to help in the kitchen Show less
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Lewis-San Antonio Healthy Communities Institute
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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Health Education Intern
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Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
● wHealth is a program integrating wellness and health with the goal to decrease prevalence of chronic lifestyle disease among the Inland Empire adolescent population ● Composed a needs assessment for local high school in Ontario California about the based upon epidemiological data and primary data collection through windshield survey ● Created and distributed a Google forms baseline survey to determine the level of understanding, motivation and perception of high school students in nutrition, physical activity and mental resilience ● Developed curriculum to increase knowledge and motivation of high school students in nutrition, physical activity and mental resilience that was presented to 120 high school students at Upland High School for 8 weeks Show less
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Children Now
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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TCM Equity Fellow
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Jun 2020 - Dec 2020
● Performed outreach to business and nonprofit entities in California to join the Children’s Movement, a coalition of organizations throughout California that provides support for public policy changes through Children Now ● Increased membership of the Children’s Movement by over 200 organization through direct emails and phone calls ● Acquired knowledge of non-profit work through communications, operations, development, research, human resources, policy and lobbying. Discussed racial equity, child welfare, health, equitable research and general public health. Show less
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Vituity
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Medical Scribe
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Jun 2018 - Jan 2020
● Generated and organized electronic medical records (EMR) for providers in the emergency department at Marin Health; wrote History of Present Illnesses (HPIs), Review of Systems (ROS) and physical exams, input lab and radiology results and diagnoses ● Assisted nurses and emergency room technicians as a person of communication and providing patients with blankets, water and food when needed ● Generated and organized electronic medical records (EMR) for providers in the emergency department at Marin Health; wrote History of Present Illnesses (HPIs), Review of Systems (ROS) and physical exams, input lab and radiology results and diagnoses ● Assisted nurses and emergency room technicians as a person of communication and providing patients with blankets, water and food when needed
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Perk Coffee
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Singapore
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Barista/Cashier
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Apr 2017 - Jun 2018
Handled cash transactions, made espresso drinks and organized the cart. Developed customer service though interactions with customers Handled cash transactions, made espresso drinks and organized the cart. Developed customer service though interactions with customers
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Tiburon Peninsula Club
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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Tae Kwon Do Instructor
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Jun 2015 - Sep 2016
Teaching children, ages 4-7, the basics of Tae Kwon Do, discipline, and respect during the clubs summer camp. I demonstrated leadership by creating lesson plans and showed strong communication by adapting with how the students were that day. Teaching children, ages 4-7, the basics of Tae Kwon Do, discipline, and respect during the clubs summer camp. I demonstrated leadership by creating lesson plans and showed strong communication by adapting with how the students were that day.
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West America Tae Kwon Do
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Teaching Instructor
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Aug 2011 - Sep 2014
Taught Tae Kwon Do to a range of ages (preschool to adults) and levels (white belts to black belts) Taught Tae Kwon Do to a range of ages (preschool to adults) and levels (white belts to black belts)
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Education
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2020 - 2021
Claremont Graduate University
Master of Public Health - MPH, Public Health -
2018 - 2019
College of Marin
Health and Wellness, General -
2014 - 2018
University of California, Santa Cruz
BS, Human Biology -
2010 - 2014
Tamalpais High School
High School gradute
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