Who we are
Ducks in Row Human Services Inc. Founder and CEO Dr. Genene Duran.
grew up in Far Northeast Denver in the Montbello community and is an alumna of Montbello High School. She holds a Doctorate in Human Services, Master’s in Healthcare Management and Administration, and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. In addition, she is also a certified Mediator and has a certification in Public Relations as well. Dr. Duran has subject matter expertise in the fields of healthcare policy, managing federally qualified health centers, human services, community outreach and engagement, health systems change and cultural competence in health care which includes social determinants of health, health disparities and health equity. In addition, Dr. Duran is an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Metropolitan State University working the Masters of Social Work students to complete their final Capstone thesis projects.
From 2021-2023, Dr. Duran simultaneously served as the Chair of the Board of the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment, the Advisory Board Chair for the City and County of Denver’s Agency on Human Rights and Community Partnerships and as the Co-Chair for the City and County of Denver’s African American Commission. She still serves on the Board of the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment as well as the City and County of Denver’s African American Commission. In addition, she serves on the Colorado Advisory Panel of Local Board of Health Members. Over the past six years she has held memberships on the Family Advisory Council for Every Child Pediatrics, the Board of Directors for Womxn’s March Denver, the Doctoral Advisory Board for the University of Arizona Global campus, as a Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Denver Moves Everyone Steering Committee Advisory Board member, and as the National Association for Career and Technical Education Region Representative. In her spare time she is a mentor to a young lady in her community.
Dr. Duran’s greatest passions include providing a voice for underserved communities and affecting positive change through leadership, strategic planning, relationship building, effective change management, conflict management, advocacy, social justice, and organizational training.
Our Approach
Communication
At Ducks in a Row Human Services we believe that every dispute/conflict is just one conversation away from resolution.
Health Care Management & Administration
We believe that health equity can be achieved through “Four-Pronged Health Systems Change.” The four pronged approach to obtaining health equity through health systems change includes members of specialized, underserved and vulnerable populations, legislators, healthcare providers and healthcare payers collaboratively addressing the social determinants of health and health disparities.
Human Services
We specialize in working with members of underserved, vulnerable and specialized populations.
We Facilitate Safe Learning Spaces
. We foster strong values in which inclusion and belonging are inherent
. Certified Mediation since 2011
. Facilitator for Restorative Justice sessions since 2020
. Dr. Duran has been one of the Masters of Social Work Capstone Advisors for Metropolitan State University since 2023
. Subject matter expertise in qualitative research and data coding, theming and analysis
Our Partners
