DC Armijo is an accomplished executive and award-winning author with over 25 years of nonprofit leadership experience. His dedication to purpose-driven work is founded in a childhood marked by poverty and a father’s illness. Those early challenges gave him the lifelong gifts of resilience, empathy, and purpose.

After beginning his career in hospital administration, DC transitioned to working for nonprofits focused on environmental and public health concerns. He has served in a variety of nonprofit leadership roles including: senior policy analyst, director, SVP, COO, CEO, fellow, and board member. He has mentored executives, led expert panels, chaired board committees, shaped state and federal policies, and written over $100M in successful grant proposals.

DC has a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and health behavior from Oakland University and a master’s degree in health services administration from the University of Michigan. His blog can be found at nonprofitdilemma.com.