Jamie Efaw

About Jamie Efaw

After a long and fulfilling career as an Army Ranger and Psychological Operations Officer. I am blessed to be doing something totally different from my military life as a part of the leadership team in the Development Department at Young Life. We raise money to invest in the next generation. Young Life is so much more than just an invitation for adventure and belonging. We invite kids to follow Christ, care for them regardless of their response, and change lives in the process.I also have the opportunity to continue serving the military through The COMMIT Foundation as I coach members of all branches of the military services who are beginning their journey and transition to the civilian world. Some of my coaching passions are personal and professional goal achievement, enhancing performance, finding purpose, pursuing meaning and happiness, identifying and overcoming obstacles.I have taught psychology at the collegiate level at both West Point and UNC-Chapel Hill.I love the outdoors and the ability to challenge myself through road biking, hiking, walking, skiing and climbing Colorado’s 14ers.I believe that undistracted walking in nature is probably the most underrated, beneficial activity that is available to almost everyone.Since I am finally able to live in one location for more than three years, I have taken up vegetable gardening and starting in 2020, a novice beekeeper.I recently (2023) published my first, short paperback book, “Lessons from the Incline” https://lnkd.in/gwma-ptFI am available for Executive Coaching.

Experience

1. VP of Development Services

   Young Life

   Jul 2019 — Present · Colorado Springs, CO, US

Education

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  MA, Social Psychology

  2000 — 2002

• The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

  Next Step:Transition to Business

  2019

• United States Military Academy at West Point

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Psychology

  1989 — 1993

• University of Denver - Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs

  Fellowship, International Studies

  2016 — 2017

Skills

• Military Operations
• Negotiation
• Nato
• Government
• Force Protection
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Organizational Leadership
• Military Experience
• Emergency Management
• Security Clearance
• Education
• Persuasion
• Government Contracting
• Tactics
• Program Management
• Counterinsurgency
• Active Dod Top Secret Clearance
• Afghanistan
• Information Assurance
• Command
• Top Secret
• Military
• Army
• Military Logistics
• Navy
• Special Operations
• Operational Planning
• Social Psychology
• Conflict Resolution
• Interagency Coordination
• Intelligence Analysis
• Humint
• Counterterrorism
• Defense
• Contingency Planning
• Dod
• National Security
• Readiness