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Carl Clark Carl Clark became the CEO of the Mental Health Center of Denver in 2000. MHCD serves people with serious mental illness through comprehensive community-based programs and services. Carl earned his M.D. from the University of Oklahoma and completed his residency in Psychiatry at the University of Colorado. With his fellowship, he hopes to learn to implement processes that will increase the effectiveness and impact of his organization while gaining a better understanding of trends affecting mental health services at the state, national and global levels. He plans to complete an executive education program, spend time with experts focused on healthcare policy issues, and study best practices from other mental health systems. Carl Clark, M.D. |
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Tamara Door Tamara Door was appointed President and CEO of the Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc. in 2005. The Partnership engages a broad spectrum of stakeholders to make Downtown Denver the vibrant core of the Rocky Mountain region. Tami has an M.B.A. from Wayne State University and a B.S. from Western Michigan University. She began her career in banking and served as Executive Vice President of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce before coming to Denver. Through the Fellowship, she plans to learn how to leverage her leadership style, build relationships with premier leaders and learn from their experiences, strengthen her knowledge of strategic planning by participating in an executive education program, and publish a book that will inspire others to consider careers in the nonprofit sector. Tami Door |
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Adam Lerner Adam Lerner became Executive Director of The Lab at Belmar in 2004, after serving as Master Teacher of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Denver Art Museum. The Lab combines elements of a museum, think-tank and public education facility, and provides a place for the public to engage with artists and scholars for reflection, discourse, and experimentation around contemporary art and thought. Adam earned a Ph.D. from The John Hopkins University, a M.Phil. from Cambridge University, and a B.S. from Cornell University. He plans to use his fellowship to explore new models of funding that involve converting social value into economic value for nonprofit organizations. He will visit other innovative nonprofit-commercial ventures and study business practices to assist him in prioritizing and executing opportunities for The Lab. Adam Lerner |
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Christy Whitney Christy Whitney is the founding President and CEO of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado. Since 1993, the organization has provided comprehensive hospice and palliative care, and grief related services throughout Western Colorado. Christy earned her B.A. from Elmhurst College in Illinois and her M.S. from the University of Colorado. As a Livingston Fellow, she wants to further develop her leadership skills and management expertise. She will visit the United Kingdom to study best practices and spend time with mentors. She also plans to participate in executive leadership conferences and courses. As a culminating experience, she will complete a writing project that will synthesize management and leadership concepts for middle managers. Christy Whitney |
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Jesse Wolff Jesse Wolff serves as the President and CEO of The Kempe Foundation. The Foundation provides fundraising, awareness and advocacy efforts for the Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect. Jesse has an M.B.A. from The Garvin School of Global Management (Thunderbird) and a B.A. from Eckerd College in Florida. Following a 15-year career in finance, he served as CEO of Community Shares of Colorado before assuming his current position in 2007. With his fellowship, he wants to increase his knowledge of sustainable leadership and management strategies in the nonprofit sector. He plans to complete an executive education program in nonprofit management, visit leading organizations and examine best practices, and explore ways to serve as a role model for others considering changing careers from the private to the nonprofit sector. Jesse Wolff |