Align + Thrive Strategies

Aligning strategic planning, communications, and program execution to deliver measurable results.

Project & Advisory Consulting

Communication & Program Design

Strategic Planning & Implementation

About

Align + Thrive Strategies leverages over two decades of federal and nonprofit experience to deliver practical and results-driven health communications consulting. The firm partners with federal and state agencies, nonprofits, and community-based organizations to strengthen programs, align priorities, and improve performance outcomes.

Our expertise spans strategic planning, communications and public education, performance management, evaluation, contract oversight, and stakeholder engagement. With a unique blend of federal leadership experience and hands-on execution, we help organizations move from strategy to action—ensuring programs that are aligned, measurable, and positioned for sustainable impact.

We don’t just develop strategies—we help organizations implement and evaluate them to effectively deliver results that matter.

Align + Thrive provides

Expert-Backed Solutions

Craft integrated communications strategies and campaigns—across digital, print, and paid media—using clear, audience-centered messaging to effectively reach and engage diverse populations.

Health Communications

Manage contracts and grants, lead proposal development, and provide full-cycle procurement support to ensure compliance, accountability, and high-quality deliverables.

Consulting & Contracting

Develop and implement strategic plans that clarify priorities, outline actionable roadmaps, and design programs to achieve meaningful, measurable impact.

Strategic Planning & Design

Lead cross-sector collaboration by aligning partners, facilitating workshops and technical assistance, and developing stakeholder engagement strategies to achieve shared objectives.

Stakeholder Engagement

Meet the Founder

Kimberly Smith, Master of Health Service Administration (MHSA), is the Founder and Principal Advisor of Align + Thrive Strategies.  Smith is an executive public health communications professional with more than two decades of federal and nonprofit experience guiding highly visible national initiatives. Smith has extensive experience in content strategy, brand voice, and multi‑channel education initiatives across an array of public health sectors. With expertise in translating complex research into compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences, she has a proven ability to lead integrated communications, manage high‑stakes projects, and deliver audience‑centered digital campaigns that drive measurable engagement.

As a former Director of Consumer Education at the FDA’s Human Foods Program, she:

  • Led multidisciplinary communications teams

  • Oversaw complex contracts as a Contracting Officer Representative, Level II

  • Managed performance metrics and deliverables

  • Directed national consumer education campaigns

  • Advised leadership during organizational transition

She understands how strategy, compliance, communication, and performance intersect across all sectors of the health system.