Dr. Genene Duran grew up in northeast Denver in the Montbello community and is an alumna of Montbello High School. She holds a Doctorate in Human Services, Master’s in Healthcare Administration, and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. In addition, she is also a certified Mediator and has a certification in Public Relations as well. Dr. Duran has subject matter expertise in the fields of health care policy, managing federally qualified health centers, human services, community outreach and engagement, health systems change and cultural competence in health care. Dr. Duran is the Executive Director at The Arc, Arapahoe, Douglas, and Elbert Counties, as well as being the Chief Operating Officer of her own consulting firm Ducks in a Row, LLC. Dr. Duran is the Chair of the Board of the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment, the Chair of the Advisory Board for the City and County of Denver’s Agency on Human Rights and Community Partnerships, serves on the Family Advisory Council for Every Child Pediatrics, sits on the Board of Directors for Womxn’s March Denver, is on the Doctoral Advisory Board for the University of Arizona Global campus, is a Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Denver Moves Everyone Steering Committee Advisory Board member, a National Association for Career and Technical Education board member, and serves as the Co-Chair of the Denver African American Commission. Although she has accomplished a great deal, she remains most proud of her 20-year-old son and 19 year old daughter, both who are juniors at Colorado State University, and 16-year-old daughter who is junior at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College. Dr. Duran’s greatest passions include providing a voice for underserved communities and affecting positive change through leadership, strategic planning, relationship building, effective change management, advocacy, social justice, and organizational training.