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Georgetown University New York University |
Darcy Olsen is the founder and CEO of the Center for the Rights of Abused Children. [1]
Darcy Ann Olsen was born in Bennington, Vermont. Olsen attended high school in St. George, Utah, where she was active in student groups. [2] In 1993, Olsen earned a B.S. degree from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. [3] Then she enrolled in graduate school at New York University. She earned a master's degree in international education. [4]
Olsen founded the Center for the Rights of Abused Children (formerly known as Gen Justice) in 2017. [5] Its mission is to "protect children, change laws and inspire people – to ensure every abused child has a bright future". The organization provides reform blueprints and public interest litigation services to extend constitutional rights to abused children nationwide. [6] [7] The Center also has a Pro Bono Children’s Law Clinic that serves children and teens in foster care at its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. [8] The Center for the Rights of Abused Children is a 501(c)3 organization and a Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Organization. [9] GuideStar has awarded the Center for the Rights of Abused Children its Platinum Seal of Transparency. [10]
From 2001 - 2017, she served as CEO of the Goldwater Institute. There, she wrote “The Right to Try,” that resulted in a national law giving people with terminal illnesses the right to try investigational medicines. [11] [12]
In 2023, readers of the Arizona Capitol Times voted Olsen as Arizona’s Best Non-Profit Leader, and the newspaper named her a Leader of the Year in Public Policy. [13] [14] In 2022, the Arizona Capitol Times named Olsen a Leader of the Year [15] for improving the quality of life for abused children. In 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services honored Olsen with its Adoption Excellence Award [16] for helping children get adopted. In 2020, she was named an Angel in Adoption by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, [17] and she was recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times for her leadership during the pandemic. [18] In 2019, Olsen was the first winner of the Gregor G. Peterson Prize in Venture Philanthropy. [19]
She was named one of Arizona's top Women in Public Policy [20] and one of the Phoenix Business Journal's Power Players in 2006, [21] and one of Phoenix's Forty Under 40 in 2009. [22] She also received the Roe Award, [23] offered by the State Policy Network for outstanding achievements. In 2014, she received the Bradley Prize, [24] awarded each year by the Bradley Foundation.
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Darcy Olsen | |
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Education |
Georgetown University New York University |
Darcy Olsen is the founder and CEO of the Center for the Rights of Abused Children. [1]
Darcy Ann Olsen was born in Bennington, Vermont. Olsen attended high school in St. George, Utah, where she was active in student groups. [2] In 1993, Olsen earned a B.S. degree from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. [3] Then she enrolled in graduate school at New York University. She earned a master's degree in international education. [4]
Olsen founded the Center for the Rights of Abused Children (formerly known as Gen Justice) in 2017. [5] Its mission is to "protect children, change laws and inspire people – to ensure every abused child has a bright future". The organization provides reform blueprints and public interest litigation services to extend constitutional rights to abused children nationwide. [6] [7] The Center also has a Pro Bono Children’s Law Clinic that serves children and teens in foster care at its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. [8] The Center for the Rights of Abused Children is a 501(c)3 organization and a Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Organization. [9] GuideStar has awarded the Center for the Rights of Abused Children its Platinum Seal of Transparency. [10]
From 2001 - 2017, she served as CEO of the Goldwater Institute. There, she wrote “The Right to Try,” that resulted in a national law giving people with terminal illnesses the right to try investigational medicines. [11] [12]
In 2023, readers of the Arizona Capitol Times voted Olsen as Arizona’s Best Non-Profit Leader, and the newspaper named her a Leader of the Year in Public Policy. [13] [14] In 2022, the Arizona Capitol Times named Olsen a Leader of the Year [15] for improving the quality of life for abused children. In 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services honored Olsen with its Adoption Excellence Award [16] for helping children get adopted. In 2020, she was named an Angel in Adoption by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, [17] and she was recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times for her leadership during the pandemic. [18] In 2019, Olsen was the first winner of the Gregor G. Peterson Prize in Venture Philanthropy. [19]
She was named one of Arizona's top Women in Public Policy [20] and one of the Phoenix Business Journal's Power Players in 2006, [21] and one of Phoenix's Forty Under 40 in 2009. [22] She also received the Roe Award, [23] offered by the State Policy Network for outstanding achievements. In 2014, she received the Bradley Prize, [24] awarded each year by the Bradley Foundation.
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