Kent MacLennan is proud to lead the organization into its next phase as the Executive Director of Rise Above Colorado. As the founding Executive Director for the Colorado Meth Project, he has overseen local public service messaging, public policy, fundraising and community outreach efforts to reduce first-time meth use. In May 2009, Colorado was the sixth of eight states to adopt the Meth Project, which as been nationally recognized for its extensive research, integrated media campaign and proven results. MacLennan has more than 20 years of progressive leadership experience in the nonprofit sector. He spent nearly 15 years in the development field for youth-serving and educational organizations, including Young Amercias Center for Financial Education, the University of Denver and Up With People. He has direct experience working with the teenage demographic targeted by the Colorado Meth Project, having taught social studies for two years at Pomona High School in Arvada. MacLennan holds a bachelor's degree in foreign service from Georgetown University and a master's degree in education from the University of Denver.