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