Jim Goddard

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

As a Nonprofit Executive Director in the fields of health, education and housing, Jim has been a standout in the nonprofit sector in Colorado for over 40 years. Following his interests in human health and physical performance, he studied health education and healthcare administration. He feels lucky to have had excellent mentors early in his career who gave him the experience to guide a variety of organizations through transformations and renewal. He is a life-long learner and appreciates the nonprofit missions he has served, connecting to his own personal mission of “always working to improve human and planetary wellness”.
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As a member of the leadership team at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, he guided new science education program development as the organization grew to become one of the leading museums in the country. In collaboration with 9News and Univision, and as President/CEO of 9Health Fair for ten years, he initiated programs reaching new diverse audiences throughout Colorado. Most recently as CEO of Senior Housing Options he guided investment and development of new apartments for low-income seniors in Denver and Longmont.

Ignited by a family who valued volunteerism and outdoor life as he grew up in Oregon, he remains physically active as a runner and cyclist, outdoorsman and photographer, and continues to learn as an amateur historian of the Modern Olympic Games, and as a volunteer for the Rotary Club of Denver, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, and the USOPC Archives. He accepts clients on the Front Range of Colorado, from Colorado Springs to Longmont.

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