In June 2021, Denise Kirnig retired from Solano County with more than 29 years of service in the Health and Social Services Department, Public Health Division. Denise began her career with the Solano Services Department of Health and Social Services as a Public Health Nutritionist in 1991 to work in the WIC program, provide outpatient counseling for Family Health Services and the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program (CHDP). Denise oversaw the WIC Program and led a team of Public Health Nutritionists on a special project dedicated to Solano Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (WORKs) projects. Denise's ability to think outside the box allowed the clients to learn about healthy meal shopping and preparation, and families received Welfare to Work time for attending these classes.

Christine is a Registered Dietitian with Innovative Health Solutions. She is working with a team to provide medically tailored meals. Her priority is to create plans to cater to individual health needs for patients facing medical conditions and would benefit from a "food as medicine" approach to improving long term health goals. As a part of IHS, Christine advocates for equitable access to nutrias food, recognizing the systematic barriers that prevent many from obtaining proper nourishment. Her goal is to address social determinants of health and collaborating with community organizations, she strives to make nutrition available to all. Christine also works with the local health department to expand and improve prenatal care options for perinatal Black women while collaborating with local organizations, local chefs, local farmers and doulas. She also works with the CalFresh Program to provide Healthy Cooking With Kids in the Solano County schools. 

As a data analysis specialist, Wendy Tobiasson believes in the power of numbers, the stories they can tell, and how data can drive positive changes in public health and wellness. Wendy is personally and professionally committed to improving local food systems and infrastructures. Her entire career has focused on sustainable, climate-positive initiates and she has spent many years designing, implementing, and evaluating energy efficiency programs across the US and around the globe. Wendy joined IHS after collaborating with the organization as part of the Marin Food Policy Council, and brings her expertise in data analysis, program planning, and collective impact to the IHS team.

Juliana is a Health Educator and Licensed trainer at IHS. She currently teaches cooking classes with kids and exercises classes with adults. She strives to provide a fun, engaging approach to nutrition and health to help people of all ages reflect on how they are nourishing their bodies with food and exercise. After returning home to the Bay during the pandemic, she became invested in serving the community she grew up in and interned at Solano Public Health. The work of public health swept her away and she has been a part of it ever since. She is passionate about addressing the root causes of health inequities in our communities and she hopes to further her education by pursuing a master’s degree.

Skyler joined Innovative Health Solutions as an Intern in August of 2023, assisting with teaching Healthy Cooking for Kids and both internal and external communications. Skyler's passion is developing engaging messaging on social media and strategizing the best ways to reach out to local communities. She believes the best way to invoke growth within communities is investing time and resources into them, drawing her interest to the programming and classes IHS creates. 

Janene is a Bingocize instructor for four facilities in the Solano/Napa area. Bingocize is a program designed for older adults together them out of the house, socialize, do some low-key exercises, and have some fun. She enjoys interacting with her die-hard regulars and seeing how far they have come along, and she welcomes newbies.