Jamie Van Leeuwen Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO, US

Ithaca, NY, US

• Works with graduate students to develop individual papers addressing a policy or public administration problem related to their current employment or professional interest.
• EIRs participate in panels to share lessons from their own careers for purposes of class discussion and lessons learned to be applied to capstone research, report outs, coursework, and final presentations.

Hong Kong, China, HK

• Provided research support and consultation for the Office of Service Learning.

Denver, Colorado, US

• Serving as Senior Research Fellow for the School of Public Affairs (January 2012).
• Contracted to lecture/teach with the Graduate School of Public Affairs.
• PAD 6600: Colorado State Politics
• PAD 6600 & 7600: Housing & Homelessness
• PAD 5628 & 7628: Urban Social Problems
• PAD 5000: Professional Writing

• Responsible for board oversight, development, and strategy for grassroots non-governmental organization focused on engaging students and community leaders on innovative solutions to poverty.
• Organize 25-30 immersion trips annually to promote mission of organization to listen, think and act as it relates to international development.
• Manage 10 academic partnerships and multiple research initiatives related to public health, education and community development efforts in Uganda and Rwanda.
• Secure and leverage approximately $1 million annually in funding and operating support for operations including but not limited to Women’s Leadership Retreat, Entusi Music Festival, and Youth Summit.

• Responsible for board oversight, development, and strategy for grassroots non-governmental organization focused on engaging students and community leaders on innovative solutions to poverty.
• Coordinate research partnerships and fund development for GLI.
• Organize 3-4 immersion trips annual to promote mission of organization to listen, think and act as it relates to international development.
• Serve as Visiting Scholar and the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs.

Palo Alto, California, US

• Engineered the EC Youth Collaborative summer internship program activating and engaging over 700 diverse young leaders from around the country through 1:1 mentoring, interactive programming, and a robust alumni.
• Worked closely with the EC to explore innovative public, private, nonprofit partnerships that have the capacity to leverage resources and leadership across sectors to integrate more sustainable and lasting change as it.
• Social justice emphasis on key issues related to youth leadership, immigration, education, health, climate, and media.

Denver, CO, US

• Work closely with the Chief of Staff and senior staff to coordinate strategy and functions of key strategic initiatives for Governor Hickenlooper.
• Responsible for all coordination of private sector and foundation integration and implementation of administration priorities.

Denver, CO, US

• Works closely with the Chief of Staff and senior staff to coordinate strategy and functions of both the day-to-day operations of the Governor’s staff and across departments.
• Focus on ensuring that policy related initiatives are pushed out into the community and implemented with measurable goals objectives and outcomes.
• Assumes ultimate oversight and responsibility to internal and external fundraising and implementation for key initiatives for the Governor and oversees Office of Community Partnerships.
• Responsible for policy development and coordination of agendas for economic development, education, health and human services.

Denver, CO, US

• Responsible for policy development and coordination of all key topic areas related to economic development, education, health and human services.
• Management and oversight of policy team and coordination with legislative liaisons and legislative offices.
• Coordinated all aspects of fundraising and resource allocation from private sector and foundation community.
• Implementation of Literacy Initiative, Biennial, TBD: Colorado, State Homeless Plan, Hunger Initiative, and Capitol Dome Campaign.
• Provide ongoing staff support, policy advice and consult to the Governor and Lieutenant Governor as well as the respective cabinet and key advisors.

Washington, DC, US

Awarded a research fellowship on East Africa as part of the institution’s efforts to “unite the world of ideas to the world of policy by supporting pre-eminent scholarship and linking that scholarship to issues of concern to officials in Washington.”

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Received Fulbright Specialist Award to advance work with the Global Livingston Institute and Entusi Research Center.

Denver, Colorado, US

• Contracted to lecture/teach with the Pioneer Leadership Program.
• Manager of Alternative Breaks and Immersion programs through the Center for
• Community Engagement and Service learning (9/08 – 5/10).
• Responsible for coordinating, implementing and evaluating two domestic and two international immersion experience for student at the University of Denver focused on poverty alleviation. Destinations include New York.

US

• Responsible for policy development and coordination of all key topic areas related to Gubernatorial campaign.
• Emphasis on policy issues related to economic development, labor force, water, conservation, housing, transportation and education.
• Coordinated transition team planning efforts for the Hickenlooper-Garcia administration.

Denver, CO, US

• Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness (Denver’s Road Home)
• Mayoral appointee responsible for oversight all operational aspects of the city’s ten year plan to end homelessness including leadership staff, fundraising, public relations and evaluation.
• Oversight of all fundraising efforts to generate $46.1 million in new resources through public, corporate and foundation support to fund and implement initiative.
• Co-chaired National Leadership Council via the National Alliance to End Homelessness.Chair, Drug Strategy Commission (Drug Czar for City & County of Denver)
• Responsible for chairing Drug Strategy Commission and oversight and operations for the Office of Drug Strategy.
• Responsible for addressing unmet treatment gap and generating in-kind media.

Denver, CO, US

• Initiates, manages, coordinates and supervises fundraising activities for Urban Peak and all its affiliate corporations through an active presence throughout the internal and external communities as the leader of the.
• Develops and manages all major, deferred and planned gifts from individuals.
• Works with all Boards and management staff of the parent and all affiliate corporations on fundraising, marketing, research oversight and coordination, human resource and employee relations matters, budgeting.
• This position includes: general, and proposal writing; agency collaborations; networking; research; researching, developing, and supporting opportunities for new ventures; event coordination; and public presentations.

Denver, CO, US

• Supervise and manage Urban Peak programs including Outreach, Education, Employment, Shelter, Case Management and Housing. Directly supervise management team and oversee quality assurance, evaluation and research.
• Work closely with the Executive Director, CEO and board of directors to manage a $2.5 million annual operating budget. Duties include donor cultivation, grant development and public relations.
• Coordinate major media events and legislative work.
• Member of the Mayor’s Safety Task Force and Drug Strategy Task Force.
• Coordinate on-going research projects with the executive director. Projects include survey and ethnographic data on intravenous drug use, sexually transmitted infections, and trends among street dependent youth.
• Coordinate collaborations with community agencies including the Downtown Denver Partnership, Denver Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor’s Office and the Governor’s Office.

Denver, CO, US

• Supervise and manage Urban Peak programs including Outreach, Education, Employment, Shelter, Case Management and Housing. Directly supervise management team and case management team and oversee program staff of 40.
• Oversee and direct clinical services around youth case plans.
• Coordinate and oversee over 100 units of transitional housing for youth with disabilities including substance dependence and mental illness.
• Member of the Mayor’s Safety Task Force and the Mayor’s Drug Strategy Task Force.
• Coordinate on-going research projects with the executive director. Projects include survey and ethnographic data on intravenous drug use, sexually transmitted infections, and trends among at-risk youth.
• Coordinate collaborations with community agencies including the Downtown Denver Partnership, Denver Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor’s Office and the Governor’s Office.

Denver, CO, US

• Supervised the Urban Peak Street Outreach Team instituting a variety of triage services for homeless and runaway youth including chlamydia testing and HIV testing on the streets.
• Engaged in extensive community outreach linking services and strategies with police departments, business improvement districts, the mayors office and community centers.
• Authored a training manual and piloted numerous research projects in collaboration with other service providers in Denver including Denver Health Medical Center and Denver Cares.

Phd, Public Policy

Ma, Sociology

Mph, International Public Health

Ba, Pre-Med, Psychology, German, Pre-Med

Diploma, High School