Executive Director
Starting Hearts
Avon, CO, United States
Alan Himelfarb is the Executive Director of Starting Hearts, a twelve-year old nonprofit dedicated to saving the lives of sudden cardiac arrest victims. Alan lost his father to cardiac arrest at just 57 years of age, completely changing the trajectory of Alan's life from college student to family breadwinner. During his career as an international business consultant, he earned an MBA with honors from Regis University and pursued doctoral work at Grenoble School of Management and Tongji University. In 2014, Alan came full circle to the issue of cardiac arrest in joining Starting Hearts; and has dedicated his second career to saving precious lives. According to CARES data, counties in Colorado served by Starting Hearts exhibit a 30% to 40% save rate, in part to Starting Hearts' free educational programs and widespread defibrillator placement. Today, Alan, along with colleague Janet Newman, will present their most recent development, a unique, engaging, entertaining, and instructional age-appropriate leadership and lifesaving curriculum.
Age-Appropriate Education in Leadership and Lifesaving Skills
Thursday, November 30, 2023
11:40 AM – 12:05 PM PST