How to pivot and scale in a pandemic

It’s hard to find someone who didn’t have to change their way of working and find a new normal after the last year. 

Smartsheet Overachievers Jennifer Greenough and Deanna Vandermeer were no exception, though perhaps their particular careers brought them closer to the pandemic shift than some. 

Deanna supports more than seven different departments for Mesa County Valley School District 51, a K12 public school district in Grand Junction, Colorado. 

And Jennifer, well, she’s the project and portfolio management head for PATH’s Center for Vaccine Access and Innovation (CVIA), a global team of innovators working to accelerate health equity so all people and communities can thrive. 

Though COVID-19 turned their work days upside down, they found a way to not only survive but scale. 

“My priority moving forward is to make sure people have the information they need to get the work done.”

-Deanna Vandermeer

So how did these two Can-Doers press on and achieve? Deanna used Smartsheet’s DataMesh feature to build a process for teachers to ask for online support, while Jennifer’s company created a COVID-19 initiative team and implemented a Control Center solution, including a tracker and evaluation tool for new funding. 

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