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Dafna Michaelson Jenet's Biography

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Full Name:

Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Michael; 3 Children

Home City:

Commerce City, CO

Attended, Executive Education, Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program, Harvard Kennedy School

MBA, Management, University of Denver - Daniels College of Business, 1997-2001

Certified, Grant Writer, Grantsmanship Institute, 1997

BA, Music, Yeshiva University, 1991-1995

Senator, Colorado State Senate, District 21, 2023-present

Mentor, Goodwill, present

Former Vice Chair, Public Health Care and Human Services Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives

Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, District 32, 2023-2023

Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, District 30, 2017-2023

Candidate, Colorado State House of Representatives, District 32, 2022

Former Member, Finance Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Joint Committee on School Safety, Colorado State House of Representatives

Member, Legislative Audit Joint Committee

Former Member, Public Health Care and Human Services Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives

Social Media and Community Engagement Coordinator, National Parent Leadership Institute, 2015-2016

Adjunct Faculty, Entrepreneurial Promotions Metropolitan State University of Denver, 2010-2014

Host, Building Community with Dafna Michaelson, Castle Rock Radio, 2011

Director, Volunteer Services and Patient Information, Denver Health, 2005-2008

Member, Daniels Scholarship Selection Committee, 2011-present

Organizer, TEDxCrestmoorPark, 2011-present

President, The Journey Institute, 2010-present

Member, Adams County Youth Initiative Board, present

Mentor, City Year, present

Mentor, Junior Achievement, present

Member, Playworks Colorado, present

Member, The Carson J Spencer Suicide Prevention Foundation, present

Member, The Commerce City Quality Community Foundation, present

Commissioner/Mayoral Apointee, Denver Women's Commission, 2007-2011

JourneyWoman, 50 in 52 Journey, 2008-2010

President, Hadassah Denver Chapter, 2007-2009

Associate Development Director, Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center, 2004-2005

Director, Holocaust Awareness Institute, University of Denver, 1996-1998, 2000-2001

Program Director, March of the Living, Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York, 1998-2000

Awards:

2011 35 Female Visionaries You Need to Know - The Rise to the Top
2010 Person of the Year, Conversations Magazine
2009 Social Media for Social Good Person of the Year - Go Gladiator
2009 CNN.com Interesting Person
2009 Finalist 9 News Leader of the Year
2009 Finalist Rocky Mountain PBS Be More Award
2007 Hadassah National Leadership Award
2007 Judith Epstein Memorial Award
Conversation Magazine's "25 Women Changing the World" in 2014 and 2016, as well as 2010 Person of the Year. She was also a finalist for 9 News Leader of the Year and Rocky Mountain PBS Be More Award and received recognition from CNN.com in their Intriguing Person column.

Publications:

*It takes a little crazy to make a difference(Link)
Motivational Press
*Three Minus One(Link)
She Writes Press
*Love Your Neighbor(Link)
Journey Institute

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