Helayne's Educational Experience
CEO EXPERIENCE
Colorado Education Initiative (Chief Executive Officer 2009-2014)
Responsible for setting strategic direction of organization as well as managing all operations and development. Organization has become a national model for public/private partnership to accelerate the implementation of initiatives to improve outcomes for all students.
- Designed and implemented new focus for the original organization (aka Colorado Legacy Foundation).
- Grew organization from single employee to 48 FTE.
- Raised over $43MM in revenue that was invested in acceleration and implementation of education reform initiatives for the Colorado
- Department of Education and school districts in Colorado.
FOUNDATION EXPERIENCE
New Profit (Adviser 2017-present)
- Educational and Innovation adviser to New Profit, a venture philanthropy organization that invests in breakthrough leaders and systems change initiatives. We work arm-in-arm with social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and other changemakers to break down barriers to opportunity in America.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Sr. Program Officer 2015-2017)
- Lead on the Personalized Learning work as part of the K-12 team. Chief Executive Officer responsible for setting strategic direction of organization as well as managing all operations and development. Organization has become a national model for public/private partnership to accelerate the implementation of initiatives to improve outcomes for all students
BOARD EXPERIENCE
LEAP Innovation, (Director 2017 - Present)
Boulder Valley School Board (President & Director 2003-2011)
Governor’s P-20 Education Council (Advisory Member 2007- 2010)
State Graduation Guidelines Development Council (Governor Appointee 2007)
Colorado Commission on High School Improvement (Commissioner 2004-2005)
Foundation for Boulder Valley Schools (President 1999-2001)
CONSULTING ENGAGEMENTS
2 Revolutions, LLC
- Working with the state of New Hampshire to replicate the Colorado Education Initiative model in the state.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Strategic Advisor Global Learning & State Implementation College Ready Team.
Donnell-Kay Foundation
- Special Education Research
- Tough Choices Tough Times Education Reform Projects
Boulder Valley School District
- Visioning the New Century Graduate, a community wide visioning project. (2001-2002) Design, Implementation, Facilitation
Colorado Commission on Higher Education
- Development of a New Vision for Teacher Education
Erie, Pennsylvania School District
- Re-designing for Success, New East High School, School to Career Program
Colorado Goals Panel
- Program Design & Implementation of CEOs for School Reform
Public Education Business Coalition
- Design & Implementation of Education/Business Issues Forum.
Foundation for Boulder Valley Schools
- Facilitation of Strategic Planning; enhancing Business/Education Partnerships.
Boulder Valley School District
- School Communication Plans - Improving Communication with your Community
Columbia Associates
- Study on Productivity and Efficiency in Ten New York School District Operations Benchmarking Best Practices in Maintenance & Operations
- Using Business Processes and Strategic Planning in Education Management
- Strategic Planning for High Technology Firms
- Alternative Marketing Channel Study for Computer Hardware Manufacturer
- Comprehensive Business Plan & Marketing Study for Human Resources Company
- Business Plan Development for Start-up Tax Service Company
Dairy Center for the Arts
Foundation for Boulder Valley Schools
Human Society of Boulder County
E-Town
Community Montessori School