Built to transform
public health systems.
Stratagem Et Cetera Consulting LLC was founded on a simple belief: the organizations doing the most important public health work deserve the clearest thinking, the most human-centered strategies, and partners who stay until the work is real.
“When people connect, create, and collaborate,
communities can build the systems they deserve.”
— Jade Pearson Ramsdell, Founder
Where strategy meets the et cetera.
Our name captures our philosophy — strategy is essential, but the et cetera matters just as much. The adaptations, the pivots, the unexpected answers that emerge when you’re willing to keep asking questions. Because progress doesn’t stop at the first solution.
Grounded in Ubuntu’s spirit of interconnectedness — I am because we are — we believe that the strongest public health systems are built through shared experience, collective wisdom, and a commitment to equity that never wavers.
We work at the intersection of public health, policy, workforce development, and community engagement, helping organizations move from short-term solutions to sustainable, scalable systems that strengthen communities for generations.
Our approach centers on three core actions: connect people and partners across silos, create practical frameworks that translate complexity into action, and collaborate to build systems that are equitable, resilient, and built to last.
“Strategy is essential — but the et cetera matters just as much. The adaptations, the pivots, the unexpected answers that emerge when you’re willing to keep asking questions.”
Jade Pearson Ramsdell
Stratagem Et Cetera Consulting LLC
Performance Improvement Director
State Health Department
Public Health Consultant
Public Health Foundation
Jade Pearson Ramsdell, MBA, LSSGB, CDP is a public health systems strategist, educator, healthcare advocate, and entrepreneur dedicated to strengthening public health infrastructure and expanding opportunity for communities. She serves as Performance Improvement Director at a state health department, where she leads large-scale efforts to modernize public health systems, guide performance management and evaluation strategy, and oversee the implementation of major federal infrastructure initiatives totaling over $64 million.
Her work focuses on translating frontline public health innovation into durable systems and operational models. Through her leadership, she has designed and implemented applied frameworks that support workforce sustainability, shared services collaboration among rural health departments, and infrastructure modernization — helping agencies convert short-term funding and field-based solutions into scalable strategies that strengthen long-term public health capacity.
In addition to her government leadership role, Jade is the founder of Stratagem Et Cetera Consulting LLC, where she advises foundations, health departments, and nonprofit organizations on performance improvement, infrastructure planning, workforce strategy, and community-informed public health practice. She also serves as a consultant with the Public Health Foundation, supporting national efforts to strengthen governmental public health systems and workforce capability.
Jade is an invited instructor and national presenter who has delivered instruction through universities including the University of Kansas Medical Center, Wichita State University, Ohio University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Gillings School of Global Public Health. She has presented her work at national forums hosted by organizations including the American Public Health Association, National Network of Public Health Institutes, National Association of County and City Health Officials, and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
She holds a Master of Business Administration from Baker University and degrees in Health Services Administration and Occupational Therapy Assistant from Washburn University. Her clinical background in occupational therapy — centered on helping individuals rebuild function and independence — informs her approach to systems work: meeting organizations where they are and building practical pathways toward sustained improvement.
Recognized as a 2022 NextGen Under 30 Kansas honoree (Policy & Government) and a 2024 YWCA Women of Excellence honoree, Jade was also a 2024 candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives, reflecting her deep commitment to civic leadership and community advocacy. She is a 2022 Gender Equity Learning Exchange Fellow through Apolitical and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and serves on multiple national and state boards and commissions.
Her work is grounded in the belief that meaningful change happens when people connect across differences, create new possibilities, and collaborate to build stronger systems. Whether through policy, public health systems, or community partnerships, Jade is known for stepping forward to support communities — and standing firm when leadership is needed most.
Systems tools built from the field.
These are not theoretical models. Each framework was developed through real implementation — built to help public health organizations move from complexity to clarity, and from short-term fixes to lasting systems change.
A measurement framework designed to assess civic engagement and its relationship to public health outcomes and democratic participation. CIVIIQ helps organizations quantify community influence, identify engagement gaps, and design strategies that translate civic participation into measurable improvements in health systems and policy.
A strategic approach for identifying emerging public health priorities through behavioral, information-seeking, and environmental signal analysis. The SEARCH Momentum Framework helps organizations identify where energy is building and where it’s getting stuck — turning fragmented problem-solving into coordinated, sustained systems action.
A community-centered framework for navigating inclusive health resource allocation and systems change. AWARE aligns data, community engagement, and governance structures to improve transparency, accountability, and equity in public health funding decisions across racial, ethnic, and rural communities.
A systems approach for aligning community, policy, infrastructure, and public health outcomes through ecosystem-level intervention planning. IETM supports the transition from time-limited funding to durable infrastructure, integrating workforce stabilization, governance alignment, and performance systems so investments outlast the grant cycle.
A collaborative implementation model supporting continuous improvement and cross-sector public health initiatives. CLUE STRIKE provides a structured approach to case-based learning, unified execution, and accountability — designed for organizations navigating complex, multi-partner public health programs.
A practice-based framework that identifies and elevates operational innovations emerging from frontline public health work. This model translates improvisational field solutions into replicable systems approaches that can be documented, scaled, and implemented across jurisdictions — ensuring local ingenuity becomes lasting systems improvement.
High-impact sessions for national audiences.
Jade delivers presentations that translate complex public health, systems, and policy challenges into practical, actionable strategies — grounded in real-world implementation experience and tested across local, state, and national contexts.
Using the IETM framework, this keynote guides organizations on how to convert time-limited funding into durable operational capacity — aligning workforce, governance, and performance systems to ensure investments create lasting impact beyond the grant cycle.
Built on the CIVIIQ framework, this session explores how civic participation directly influences public health outcomes — helping audiences measure, strengthen, and operationalize community engagement as a core system function rather than a supplemental activity.
Using the SEARCH Momentum Framework, this session helps leaders identify emerging signals, align stakeholders, and build sustained momentum toward meaningful change — ideal for organizations experiencing fragmentation or stalled initiatives.
Introducing the AWARE Framework, this session examines how data, community engagement, and governance structures can be aligned to improve transparency and equity in public health funding decisions — with practical strategies for navigating political and fiscal constraints.
Designed for leaders operating in complex environments, this session provides practical approaches to decision-making, alignment, and maintaining momentum across multiple stakeholders, priorities, and constraints — without losing sight of equity or community.
A grounded, practice-based session on the gap between strategy and implementation. Provides tools to stabilize workforce capacity, strengthen internal systems, and move from reactive operations to intentional, equity-informed system design.
National visibility, field-tested ideas.
A selection of national presentations, podcast features, and invited talks. Full academic CV available upon request.
Recognition & National Presence
Trusted nationally. Rooted locally.
National Presence
Jade has been an active contributor, presenter, and invited participant across leading national public health organizations and institutions — bringing field-generated insights to national conversations on systems, equity, and workforce.