Darcy Olsen

Darcy Olsen
EducationGeorgetown University
New York University

Darcy Olsen is the founder and CEO of the Center for the Rights of Abused Children.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Darcy Ann Olsen was born in Bennington, Vermont. Olsen attended high school in St. George, Utah, where she was active in student groups.[2] In 1993, Olsen earned a B.S. degree from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.[3] Then she enrolled in graduate school at New York University. She earned a master's degree in international education.[4]

Career[edit]

Olsen founded the Center for the Rights of Abused Children (formerly known as Gen Justice) in 2017.[5] Its mission is to "protect children, change laws and inspire people – to ensure every abused child has a bright future". The organization provides reform blueprints and public interest litigation services to extend constitutional rights to abused children nationwide.[6][7] The Center also has a Pro Bono Children’s Law Clinic that serves children and teens in foster care at its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.[8] The Center for the Rights of Abused Children is a 501(c)3 organization and a Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Organization.[9] GuideStar has awarded the Center for the Rights of Abused Children its Platinum Seal of Transparency.[10]

From 2001 - 2017, she served as CEO of the Goldwater Institute. There, she wrote “The Right to Try,” that resulted in a national law giving people with terminal illnesses the right to try investigational medicines.[11][12]

Honors and awards[edit]

In 2023, readers of the Arizona Capitol Times voted Olsen as Arizona’s Best Non-Profit Leader, and the newspaper named her a Leader of the Year in Public Policy.[13][14] In 2022, the Arizona Capitol Times named Olsen a Leader of the Year[15] for improving the quality of life for abused children. In 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services honored Olsen with its Adoption Excellence Award[16] for helping children get adopted. In 2020, she was named an Angel in Adoption by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute,[17] and she was recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times for her leadership during the pandemic.[18] In 2019, Olsen was the first winner of the Gregor G. Peterson Prize in Venture Philanthropy. [19]

She was named one of Arizona's top Women in Public Policy[20] and one of the Phoenix Business Journal's Power Players in 2006,[21] and one of Phoenix's Forty Under 40 in 2009.[22] She also received the Roe Award,[23] offered by the State Policy Network for outstanding achievements. In 2014, she received the Bradley Prize,[24] awarded each year by the Bradley Foundation.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Center for the Rights of Abused Children website".
  2. ^ "People, Power, Politics and Leadership in the State of Arizona" Archived June 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Barone, Gabrielle (2023-04-17). "Advocating for others". Georgetown Today. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  4. ^ "International Education Program Information"[specify]
  5. ^ "Philanthropy Roundtable". 3 March 2022.
  6. ^ "American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)".
  7. ^ "Providing help and hope to foster children in Arizona". Arcadia News.
  8. ^ "GuideStar".
  9. ^ "Arizona Department of Revenue, Contributions to QCOs and QFCOs" (PDF).
  10. ^ "GuideStar".
  11. ^ Olsen, Darcy (10 November 2015). Right to Try. ISBN 978-0062407528.
  12. ^ "Right to Try testimony".
  13. ^ "Arizona Capitol Times, Best of the Capitol".
  14. ^ "Arizona Capitol Times". azcapitoltimes.com.
  15. ^ "Arizona Capitol Times named Olsen a Leader of the Year". 17 August 2022.
  16. ^ "2020 Adoption Excellence Awardees Announced at Virtual Event". www.acf.hhs.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  17. ^ "Angel in Adoption by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute" (PDF).
  18. ^ "Recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times for innovation and leadership during the pandemic". 2 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Gregor G. Peterson Prize in Venture Philanthropy".
  20. ^ "Women in Public Policy" Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, Goldwater Institute". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  21. ^ "The Business Journal Power Players: Darcy A. Olsen" Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, Goldwater Institute, 5 December 2006". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  22. ^ "Forty Under 40, Class of 2009" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Phoenix Business Journal" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2024-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  23. ^ "The Roe Awards" Archived 2010-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, State Policy Network". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  24. ^ "The Bradley Prizes". Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2014-07-24". Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2023-04-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links[edit]

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