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Strategic Insights. Measurable Impact. Equity-Centered Solutions.

AY Strategic Solutions LLC partners with mission-driven organizations to transform bold ideas into actionable strategies. With expertise in program evaluation, coalition development, and strategic planning, we help clients navigate complexity with clarity, data, and equity at the center.

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Aver Yakubu, PhD, MHA, MPH - Founder and CEO

I am a public health researcher, strategist, and advocate with over a decade of experience designing and evaluating community-based initiatives that drive impact. My consulting practice is grounded in a commitment to equity, evidence, and collaboration.

With experience as a program director, research manager, and academic scholar, I’ve led initiatives that brought together cross-sector coalitions, secured millions in funding, and influenced health policy and practice.

I bring a unique blend of analytical rigor and community-grounded insight, honed through years of leading programs, mentoring teams, and working at the intersections of research and real-world change.

Through AY Strategic Solutions LLC, I offer trusted guidance to organizations ready to deepen their impact, align with values, and tell a compelling story through data.

Services Provided

Program Evaluation

  • Mixed-methods design and implementation
  • Culturally responsive evaluation approaches
  • Logic model and theory of change development
  • Outcome reporting for funders and stakeholders

Strategic Planning

  • Stakeholder engagement and facilitation
  • Strategic roadmaps and implementation plans
  • Environmental scans and SWOT analyses
  • Measurement frameworks

Coalition Building & Collaboration Assessment

  • Facilitation of multi-sector partnerships
  • Collaboration effectiveness assessments
  • Network mapping and analysis
  • Capacity-building for collective impact

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

  • Training and coaching for public health professionals
  • Grant writing and proposal support
  • Organizational development and systems design

Notable Experience & Publications

Selected Experience:

  • Directed the development of a national initiative addressing environmental equity, growing a coalition to over 200 members across sectors
  • Managed a $1.6M+ portfolio of maternal and child health programs, including strategic oversight and team leadership
  • Conducted statewide research assessing interagency collaboration effectiveness, informing regional policy recommendations
  • Provided technical assistance to multiple public health departments to strengthen evaluation and community engagement strategies

Selected Publications & Recognition:

  • First place award in a CDC-sponsored public health journal contest for research on emergency department utilization
  • Peer-reviewed articles published in top-tier journals on coalition building, perinatal equity, and public health systems

  • Regular presenter at national conferences including sessions on mixed-method evaluation, equity frameworks, and coalition assessment

  • Recognized for innovative dissertation methodology with multiple invited talks and applied consultations

Yakubu, R. A., Ajayi, K. V., Dhaurali, S., Carvalho, K., Kheyfets, A., Lawrence, B. C., & Amutah-Onukagha, N. (2023). Investigating the Role of Race and Stressful Life Events on the Smoking Patterns of Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the United States: A Multistate Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Phase 8 (2016-2018) Analysis. Maternal and child health journal, 27(Suppl 1), 166–176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-023-03773-7.

Abouhala, S., Yakubu, R. A., Snape, L., Dhaurali, S., Welch, F., Enge, C., Amutah-Onukagha, N. (2023). The role of health systems in Black maternal mental health care delivery: A socio-ecological framework. Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry, 4, 383-403.

Yakubu, R.A., Coleman, A., Ainyette, A., Katyayan, A., & Enard, K. (2023). The effect of shared decision making on Emergency Department utilization among people with high blood pressure. Preventing Chronic Disease, 20, E82. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.230086.

Enard, K. R., Coleman, A. M., Yakubu, R. A., Butcher, B. C., Tao, D., & Hauptman, P. J. (2023). Influence of Social Determinants of Health on Heart Failure Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(3), e026590. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.026590.

Scharff, D., Enard, K. R., Tao, D., Strand, G., Yakubu, R., & Cope, V. (2022). Community Health Worker Impact on Knowledge, Antenatal Care, And Birth Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Maternal and child health journal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03299-w.

Yakubu, R. A., Scharff, D. P., Gulley, L., BeLue, R., & Enard, K. R. (2021). Using Collective Impact to Develop a Community-Led Initiative for Improving Black Infant Mortality. Health promotion practice, https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399211061319.

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