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CurrentLead strategic, external affairs and academic operations for professional art and design college and graduate school. Serve as university’s Portland-based campus executive leader and serve on President’s cabinet.
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Jen Cole is listed as Higher Ed and Arts Leader.Equitable Cultural Policy Designer.People-Centered Change Facilitator. at Pacific Northwest College of Art @ Willamette University, based in Portland, Oregon, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at pointsoflight.org, phone signal with area code 202, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Jen Cole.
Jen Cole previously worked as Dean at Pacific Northwest College Of Art @ Willamette University and Chief of Staff + Founding Director at Asu Herberger Institute For Design And The Arts. Jen Cole holds B.A, English from University Of Mary Washington.
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Jen is an accomplished and visionary leader in the fields of art, design, and culture, with over 30 years of experience in strategic planning, external affairs, program development, academic operations, and innovation. She is the Jordan Schnitzer Dean of the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) at Willamette University, where she leads a community of artists, designers, educators, and students who are committed to advancing civic life and human thriving in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.Before joining PNCA, Jen served as the chief of staff and founding director of the National Collaborative for Creative Work at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University, the largest arts and design college in America. There, she developed and implemented national partnerships and policy solutions that supported the social, financial, and civic health of creative workers and their communities. Jen also has a distinguished record of public service as the former chief cultural officer of the city of Nashville, where she worked with three mayors, elected officials, and diverse stakeholders to create and execute a vision for a vibrant and equitable cultural ecosystem. Prior to her art-centered positions she held a variety of leadership roles in local and national nonprofits focused on strategy, program development and expansion and public engagment. She's spent her career leading organizations in moments of profound change--start up, growth or merger. She thrives connecting strategy to action and building teams with emotional intellience and resilience able to drive innovation, take creative risk and acheive public impact results. Jen is a nationally recognized advocate and expert on creative placemaking, cultural policy and urban arts ecosystems. She is a frequent speaker and advisor to organizations, philanthropy and the public sector on creative workforce and community system issues. When she is not leading her college or thinking about cultural policy in America, you can find her gardening, hiking with her Australian cattle dog puppy, listening to a history podcast or enjoying British streaming services.
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United States
Lead strategic, external affairs and academic operations for professional art and design college and graduate school. Serve as university’s Portland-based campus executive leader and serve on President’s cabinet.
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Served as chief strategy and external affairs officer for the largest arts and design college in America encompassing 7000 students and 600 employees. Founded the National Collaborative for Creative Work, center that brought artists, educators, and decision makers together to build and scale equitable learning tools, partnerships and policies that support the social, financial and civic health of creative workers and their communities.
Nashville, Tennessee
Served 3 Nashville mayors as cabinet level “chief cultural officer” on creative economy and cultural policy. Managed city office of arts + culture, council appointed board of commissioners, 11-member staff with annual operating budget of $3.5 million dollars and $12 million-dollar capital budget.
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Led organizational strategy and cross-departmental coordination for national organization during HandsOn Network’s national merger with the Points of Light Foundation.
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Managed daily operations, fundraising, board, of local volunteer center non-profit.
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Created national community-based training program for America’s Promise community partner agencies. Conducted internal program audit at the request of Gen. Colin Powell, resulting in the development of new youth department and a national youth inclusion on the board of directors.
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Managed local program operations for national environmental education and justice nonprofit.
Washington Dc-Baltimore Area
Managed national and international partnerships and projects supporting youth development, civic engagement and service-learning including the Nickelodeon Big Help Campaign and an international youth summit with Disney and UNESCO and national fellowship program with governors’ offices. Promoted to Director and managed collective impact campaigns and programs focused on on corporate social responsibility and civic engagement.
Wilmington, Delaware
Led program and public relations efforts for the statewide AmeriCorps National Service program within Governor's Office of Volunteerism and Community Service.
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Selected as one of ten national public service fellows; worked remotely, in Delaware, embedded in the Delaware Department of Education to launch statewide network of schools and teachers engaged in service-learning. Collaborated with Governor’s Commission on National & Community Service to create statewide youth leadership committee and support roll out of first statewide AmeriCorps program.
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Jen Cole works for Pacific Northwest College of Art @ Willamette University.
Jen Cole is listed as Higher Ed and Arts Leader.Equitable Cultural Policy Designer.People-Centered Change Facilitator. at Pacific Northwest College of Art @ Willamette University.
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Jen Cole is based in Portland, Oregon, United States while working with Pacific Northwest College of Art @ Willamette University.
Jen Cole has worked for Pacific Northwest College Of Art @ Willamette University, Asu Herberger Institute For Design And The Arts, Metro Arts | Nashville Office Of Arts + Culture, Hands On Network, and Hands On Nashville.
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Jen Cole holds B.A, English from University Of Mary Washington.
Jen Cole is listed with skills including Non Profits, Fundraising, Grants, Volunteering, Volunteer Management, Program Development, Grant Writing, and Community Outreach.
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