#74 - Jessica Breemen [DanceSafe]

<p>Jessica Breemen, MSW, PSM, PATP (she/her)</p> <p>Chief Growth &amp; Impact Officer</p> <p>Key Areas of Operations: Organizational health &amp; design, capacity building, digital strategy, innovation, sustainability</p> <p>Jessica (she/her) is a versatile practitioner with over 15 years of experience coaching creative strategies and solutions to complex problems with individuals, teams, and communities. Jessica carries experience in a breadth of ecosystems including legal, government, non-profit, public health, healthcare, education, consulting, digital media, and technology.&nbsp; She was awarded her Master of Social Work degree in May of 2020, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice &amp; Criminology, is a certified Scrum Master, and a certified psychedelic-assisted therapist.&nbsp; Her intersecting efforts have specialized in social entrepreneurship, organizational culture and health, criminal justice and drug policy reform, full spectrum harm/risk reduction, benefit maximization, as well as integrative drug-assisted care.</p> <p>Jessica’s journey with DanceSafe began during her 2017-2018 school year with an MSW field placement (but really as a supporter with lived experience since her early teenage years).&nbsp; She was invited to serve on the Board of Directors in January 2019.&nbsp; Before transitioning off the Board to join Staff on the Executive Team, she was a senior project leader for a social justice non-profit dedicated to incubating and supporting social ventures focused on cultural narrative change, equity, and progressive civic engagement with vulnerable, low income, and communities of color. Jessica is passionate about her role supporting DanceSafe in fulfilling its spirit and catalyzing opportunities through value-impact optimization, innovation, growth, and sustainability.</p> <p><strong>To learn more visit these helpful links:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://dancesafe.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Dancesafe.org</strong></a></li> <li><strong>About us</strong>: <a href="https://da