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Jackleen De La Harpe

Jackleen De La Harpe

Executive Director

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    The Conversation U.S.

  • Education

    • Roosevelt High School

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    • Portland State University

      2006 - 2008
      Graduate Certificate Nonprofit Management

      Nonprofit management program.

    • Western Washington University

      1981 - 1983
      BA Environmental Science, Journalism

      Environmental science and journalism with a deep interest in botany.

    • Reed College

      2008 - 2011
      MA Liberal Arts

      Activities and Societies: Presented a paper at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, in June entitled "The Illusion and Reality of Racial Equality" as part of the GLS Annual Symposium. Studied many things—from brain physiology + plain old physics to the history of science and synthesia in film. Focused on a single question: How does food facilitate the exchange of social knowledge.

  • Experience

    • Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2006
      Executive Director

      Founding executive director for a national nonprofit endowed by media foundations to train scientists and journalists in science communication. Raised funds (endowment, operating, program), created programs focused on diversity, media and environmental science, established the largest prize for environmental journalism in the U.S., marketed and promoted organization nationally.

    • SoundVision Productions

      Feb 2006 - Sept 2009
      Special Projects Director

      Research for a public radio science program "The Energy Project", nonprofit strategic planning, donor cultivation, NSF proposal writing, strategic communications.

    • HarpeWorks

      Apr 2009 - Jan 2015
      Food Writer + Food Systems Consultant

      INSTITUTE FOR TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, Project Manager, 2009-2013 Managed and wrote successful proposals for the Siletz Tribe. TRIBAL FOOD SUMMIT, Project Manager, 2012-13 Developed and organized first Tribal Food Summit for Oregon Tribes (2013).INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY MEDIA NETWORK, Correspondent, 2009-2014 Reporter with a focus on food systems and sovereignty, politics, and news.FOOD + AGRICULTURE MEDIA PROJECT, Project Manager, 2012-13 Created and developed a program for writers focused on food justice. Partnered with Ecotrust, Society of Environmental Journalists, Bon Appetit Management Co., and Resource Media.GOOD FOOD STRATEGIES, Writer + Researcher, 2010-12 Researcher and writer for national foundation project focused on sustainable agriculture projects in the United States. Show less

    • Nonprofit Association of Oregon

      Dec 2012 - May 2015
      Executive Transition Services

      Strategic consulting for nonprofits in transition including organizational development strategy, board and executive leadership training, nonprofit strategic planning, program development and funding, and development (planned giving, annual giving, major donors). Hired as Interim Development Director forCHAMBER MUSIC NORTHWEST, Interim Development Director, Portland, OR May-November 2013OREGON TRADESWOMEN, INC., Interim Development Director, Portland, OR May-Nov 2014CASA of CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Interim Development Director, Oregon City, OR April-Nov 2014LEACH BOTANICAL GARDEN, Strategic Development Consultant, Portland, OR May 2013-Dec 2014 Show less

    • Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon

      May 2015 - Apr 2018

      As a member of the PHFO leadership team, I was responsible for strengthening the fundraising infrastructure with a focus on major gifts and corporate sponsorship.

      • Director of Development

        May 2015 - Apr 2018

      • Development Director

        May 2015 - Apr 2018

    • InvestigateWest

      Jun 2017 - Aug 2018
      Development Strategist

    • Underscore

      Nov 2018 - Mar 2022
      Executive Director

    • The Conversation US

      Aug 2019 - Mar 2021
      Contributing Editor

    • The Conversation US

      May 2022 - now

      • Contributing Editor

        May 2022 - now

      • Contributing Editor

        May 2022 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Nonprofit Management Certificate

      Portland State University, Graduate School of Education
      Nov 2008