Colorado Equitable Economic Mobility Initiative (CEEMI)

About CEEMI: The Colorado Equitable Economic Mobility Initiative (CEEMI) is a nonprofit focused on scaling effective, proven workforce and postsecondary programs for Coloradans in or near poverty. Launched in 2021, CEEMI prioritizes programs, services and pathways that have been (or want to be) rigorously evaluated. We focus on leveraging public funds (and one-time federal stimulus funds), including through advocacy.

Postsecondary pathways with strong evidence of effectiveness are often not scaled with public funding, which disproportionately locks learners of color out of pathways that allow them to thrive. CEEMI works toward a Colorado where anyone struggling to make ends meet can access and enroll in an affordable, effective postsecondary pathway to unlock economic mobility for themselves and their family. CEEMI has helped secure constructive state-level legislation likely to soon be law, shaped Colorado policy and public funding to support effective programs, secured a state contract, raised nearly $1 million in seed capital, authored a Colorado Sun Op-Ed on our priorities, and made further progress toward our core goals.

About Trailhead: Trailhead Institute is CEEMI’s fiscal sponsor, and as such, manages all of CEEMI’s finances, contracting, payroll and other important administrative functions. Trailhead is a public health institute whose mission is to advance innovation and collaboration in public and environmental health. With this in mind, the Director of Programs will work with the Trailhead team to further both CEEMI’s mission and to operate in accordance with Trailhead’ organizational drivers of collaboration, capacity, and justice. This position will also work with CEEMI’s CEO and Trailhead’s team to ensure a consistent focus on inclusivity, diversity, and equity across all components of this work.