Background & Bio:
Elizabeth Taylor-Schiro-Biidabinikwe (St. Croix Chippewa/Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe) practices as the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program Coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Health, leading the coordination and implementation of statewide strategic planning around the Title V Maternal and Child Health grant program. She is also an Evaluation and Research Consultant assisting organizations with culturally reflexive, equity-focused, and community-driven research and evaluation strategies, and teaches part-time at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health on the topic of Evaluation of Maternal and Child Health Programs.
Elizabeth is a Ph.D. Candidate in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development at the University of Minnesota, and she holds a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota in Educational Policy and Leadership. She is passionate about health equity and social justice advocacy, particularly within Indigenous contexts. Her research and practice centers on reflexive practice, identity development and impact, and shifting power to communities through community engagement.
If she’s not attending to one of these roles, you can find Elizabeth spending time with her partner, Travis, her 3-year-old son Jude, Border Collie Thor, and kitty Sif, probably exploring a Minnesota hiking trail, wandering around Costco, or snuggled up with a book.
