Jess Danforth
Founder and Executive Director I Harvard MPH
- Role
- Founder and Executive Director at The Leo Project
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Founder and Executive Director
Jan 2019 — Present · Los Angeles, KE
Started in honor of Caitlin O\'Hara, The Leo Project designs, delivers, and sustains education and healthcare programs that drive social change across Kenya.Since founding The Leo Project in 2019, both our footprint and impact within Nanyuki, Kenya continue to expand. What began as a mission to bring traditionally unavailable programs has evolved into a health clinic and access to healthcare for a catchment population of over 500K people.The Leo Project is currently fundraising for an in-patient hospital focused on MCH and oncology care. Designed in partnership with Build Health International, the project is slated to break ground in late 2025.
Education
Richmond American University London
Study Abroad in Florence, Italy
2005
Harvard University
Master of Public Health - MPH
Boston College
Communications & Art History
2002 — 2006
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Global Health Delivery Intensive (GHDI)
2021 — 2021
Skills
- Public Relations
- Business Strategy
- Account Management
- Strategic Partnerships
- Saas
- Social Media
- Entrepreneurship
- New Business Development
- Venture Capital
- Public Speaking
- Salesforce.com
- Strategic Planning
- Lead Generation
- Business Development
- Marketing Strategy
- Leadership
- Financial Services
- Social Media Marketing
- Project Management
- B2b
- Relationship Management
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