Mr. MacLennan oversees local public service messaging, public policy, fundraising, and community outreach efforts to reduce first-time Meth use. Colorado is the seventh state to adopt the Meth Project, which has been nationally recognized for its extensive research, integrated media campaign, and proven results.

As the founding Executive Director for the Colorado Meth Project, Kent MacLennan brings more than 15 years of progressive leadership experience in the nonprofit sector. He has spent more than 10 years in the development field for both youth-serving and educational organizations.

He returns to Colorado following three years in his post as Director of Development for Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Prior to his stint in Canada, Mr. MacLennan served as Vice President/Development for Young Americans Center for Financial Education in Denver from 2001-2005. 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, Colorado.

MacLennan holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a Master of Education from the University of Denver.

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