Judith A. Kahn

Experience

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  KONOPKA INSTITUTE FOR BEST PRACTICES IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH

  Sept 1998 - Feb 2004

  Executive Director

  Created and led unit addressing adolescent health and well being. Established vision, mission and strategic activities; raised $6+ million in private, federal and state grants; prepared/disseminated research-based publications; managed national, state and local projects; taught leadership, policy and advocacy seminars; fulfilled local, state, national and international consultation and speaking requests.

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  MINNEAPOLIS YOUTH COORDINATING BOARD

  Feb 2004 - Jun 2008

  Executive Director

  Led a Joint Powers Board created to improve the well-being of children and youth through policy alignment and collaborative action. Worked with a Board of 13 elected officials from six jurisdictions; updated organizational goals and strategic activities; addressed policy barriers to healthy development; and led city-wide visioning and planning process to set an agenda for children and youth.

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  Shannon Leadership Institute

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

  Participant
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  Judith Kahn & Associates

  Sept 2008 - Feb 2012

  CEO

  Consultation, technical assistance, project development/management, and grant writing to states, communities and agencies in support of the healthy development of children and youth. Current projects: training, consultation and technical assistance to interdisciplinary consortium focused on system change in highly urban community; grant writing. Completed projects include: facilitated MN Legislative Caucus for Children and Youth in partnership with U of MN Extension Center for Youth Development (D. Blyth); prepared report card of child and youth indicators; prepared federal and private foundation grants for non-profits and U of MN.PURPOSEJudith Kahn + Associates, LLC supports the healthy physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual development of all young people by helping public and private organizations and entities answer three essential questions:WHAT? What does the research say young people need in schools, communities and their families for healthy development? What does it take to create a developmentally supportive environment?SO WHAT? So now that we know what the research says, what does it mean for healthy youth development programs, practices and policies?NOW WHAT? Now that we understand what young people need and the role we can play, what does this look like “on the ground”? How do we move from research to practice?COMPLETED PROJECTS:- Consultant and Trainer: Wake Collaborative for Excellence in Positive Youth Development; John Rex Endowment and United Way of Wake County, Raleigh, North CarolinaGrant Writer: 2 federal grants- Facilitator, Minnesota Legislative Caucus for Children and Youth- Grant writer: federal CDC grant on Youth Violence Prevention- Interim Executive Director of the Mentoring Partnership of MN- Grant writer: United Way/Greater Twin Cities grant on early childhood parenting home visiting program- Plenary and workshop speaker: Technical Assistance conference for grantees from the federal Office of Minority Health Show less

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  MPM

  Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Interim Exec. Director
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  Teenwise Minnesota

  Feb 2012 - Dec 2015

  Executive Director

  Provided strategic direction for statewide organization, including directing the development of the 2012-2016 strategic plan; defining strategies that ensure the long-term financial growth and health of the organization; served as chief spokesperson, representing Teenwise Minnesota throughout the state and in the media; and encouraging partnerships and collaborations that advance adolescent sexual health; work collaboratively with key community, statewide and national groups/agencies/ individuals. Show less

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  Leadership and Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH)

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2022

  Manager, Interdisciplinary Fellowship Programs

  Contribute to and assure effective implementation of the interdisciplinary fellowship training programs and YouthCHAT, a youth actors program.• Leads training faculty in recruitment & enrollment of new fellows; • Facilitates various levels of curriculum and program evaluation;• Provides coaching of fellows towards completion of fellowship requirements;• Develops and leads community engagement practicum;• Collaborates with LEAH team in data collection and reporting to federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau; • Coordinates the YouthCHAT youth actors program including recruitment, training and ongoing support of actors. Show less