Brendaly Rodriguez, MA, CPH, provides consultative guidance on engagement to program officers and research teams and supports the management of PCORI’s research portfolio. In her work, she advises on strategies to ensure the engagement of patients and other stakeholders throughout the research process. She also contributes to generating new evidence-based approaches to support PCORI activities. She has been involved with PCORI since 2013, serving over the years as a PCORI Ambassador, member of the Advisory Panel on Patient Engagement (2017-2020) and team member on several PCORI-funded engagement awards.