Faculty :: Dafna Michaelson
Dafna Michaelson
Dafna Michaelson is the founder of the 50 in 52 Journey. The mission of 50 in 52 Journey is to create positive impact and civic engagement nationwide by meeting America's problem-solvers, listening to its idea-generators, and empowering its public. In 2009, Dafna, a single mom from Colorado will travel across the United States, visiting all 50 states over 52 weeks. By engaging people on the ground in each state, she will identify and meet with community leaders from state capitols to small neighborhoods who are making changes and creating solutions to problems where they live.
In her previous role as Director of Volunteer Services and Patient Information for Denver Health and Hospitals Authority. In her role Dafna has increased active volunteer participation by 44% and recently became credentialed as a Certified Administrator of Volunteer Services, an American Hospital Association Designation. Dafna is the first in her field to be certified as a CAVS in Colorado.
Dafna is an active life member and currently serving a two year term as President of the Denver Chapter of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. She previously served as National Young Leaders Advisory Council Representative for the Desert Mountain Region, and Vice President of Leadership for the Denver Chapter. In this role Dafna receive the Judith Epstein Memorial Award for her project entitled the Desert-Mountain Region World Series of Poker and the creation of a custom deck of playing cards “52 reasons to be proud of Hadassah.” The Denver Chapter of Hadassah is 1400 members strong and was founded in 1915.
Dafna has strived to be involved in the larger community of Denver most recently receiving an appointment from Mayor John Hickenlooper to the Denver Women’s Commission. Dafna completed the Downtown Denver partnership 2007 leadership program and Leadership Denver 2008, a program of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.
Courses Currently Taught
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CFI 3930 - Entrepreneurial Promotions