Lindsay Dolce has a diverse background with experience in advocacy, outreach, and leadership roles. As the Chief Advancement Officer for Ampact, her primary responsibilities involve leading the Development team to secure resources for continuous improvement and scaling of strategic initiatives. She plays a crucial role in supporting Executive Directors in growth and scaling efforts in existing states.

Dolce has a strong background in national and state-level advocacy and outreach. She previously served as the Executive Director of Serve Colorado, the state’s service commission, and also worked with Colorado Reads, Colorado’s Early Literacy Initiative. In these roles, she provided statewide leadership in AmeriCorps programs, working on strategic planning, program development, community outreach, organizational and financial operations, and administration.

Before her time at Serve Colorado, Dolce worked as the Senior Program Manager for the David and Laura Merage Foundation, where she supported the implementation of a shared services approach for early care and education providers. Her career started in law, where she worked as a domestic relations attorney, a judicial law clerk, and a domestic violence prosecutor. Prior to law school, she served as a staff member for United States Senator J. Robert Kerrey and President Bill Clinton in Washington, D.C.

Dolce holds a B.A. in English, Political Science, and International Relations from William Jewell College. She also studied at St. Peter’s College at Oxford University and earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Her educational background, coupled with her extensive experience, positions her well in her current role at Ampact, where she is instrumental in sourcing growth capital, forming site partnerships, and launching the replication of various Corps programs in emerging states.