Alexz Carpenter, MPH, is a Health Science Specialist with the Denver Center of Innovation for Veteran Centered and Value Driven Care (COIN) at the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System. In her role, she supports qualitative research and quality improvement initiatives aimed at improving Veteran-centered care and advancing value-driven health system innovations. Her work spans study coordination, qualitative data collection and analysis, and facilitating operational partnerships to help translate research into practice. She brings a strong public health background and a commitment to strengthening systems that better serve Veterans and their communities.