Travis Rickford has over eight years of experience working in community public health. As a community public health advocate, Travis’s passion is working with communities to build their infrastructure to increase physical activity, enhance food access, and promote evidence-based policy, system, and environmental changes in different settings. This includes activities such as community assessment, coalition development, and grant management. Travis holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Missouri and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Fort Hays State University. Travis resides in Hays, Kansas with his wife Melissa, son Ashton, and daughter Olivia.