To educate is the belief that your growth mindset will help you achieve any goal. To educate is to identify as a learner and take every opportunity presented as space to continue your learning. It’s the one constant we can control.
Use your values to make decisions and act with conviction. Move and act with purpose.
Have fun with what you’re doing! Smile and remember to breathe. Notice your breath as it’s the one thing that will always stay with you.
To inspire awareness for youth development work.
Amplify the 1:1 connections between 10,000 leaders and the people they impact.
Denver doesn't have a leadership problem.
We have a communication problem. If you were to ask any Denver non profit leader about a social issue, they can easily point you towards 5 people who are leading work on that issue.
With this in mind, Penkhay J collaborates with leading organizations to ensure they have the systems to communicate clearly with their community members. The more people who know about the great effects of youth development, the more people who can be positively impacted.
My Work Experience
Denver Families for Public Schools, Canvasser
Ednium: The Alumni Collective, Summer Intern
YEBO, Program Manager
Office of Rep. Jennifer Bacon, Communications Liaison
Colorado Youth Congress, Program Director
Future10X, Co-Founder & Fellow
I'm an avid reader, since 2019 I've read 49+ books with topics ranging across leadership, brain biology, and social justice.
The University of Colorado, Boulder
Enrolled in coursework. The LiTT Lab.
October 2022 - December 2022
The Ganas Network
Completion of a three-month Career & Leadership Development Fellowship to drive change toward a more equitable education system.
November 2022
Denver Families for Public Education (LEAD 101)
Completion of a three-day fellowship to understand local education policy.
May 2019
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School
High School Diploma, DSST E-Ship
Colorado Youth Congress, Board Member