Blake Connolly

Nutrition Education Program Assistant Director

HHS Extension

Biography

Blake Connolly is an Assistant Director for the Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program (NEP) in the College of Health and Human Sciences. In this role, he provides statewide oversight of Indiana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). These programs work to “make the healthy choice, the easy choice” for limited-resource Hoosiers through direct nutrition education and community wellness initiatives.

Blake earned a BS in Health Sciences and a MPH with a concentration in Family and Community Health, both from Purdue University.

Education

MPH, 2016, Purdue University

Selected Honors/Awards

The Stephen Jay Leadership Public Health Award, Purdue University - September 15, 2016
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Specialists Association (PUCESA) Team Award, Enhancing the Value of Public Spaces: Creating Healthy Communities Program - December 8, 2021