Starting Hearts Employee Directory
Wellness and Fitness ServicesColorado, United States2-10 Employees
Starting Hearts is a nonprofit organization in the wellness and fitness services sector that provides free CPR and AED training and access programs to help save the lives of sudden cardiac arrest victims. The organization is based in Avon, Colorado and employs a small team of about 2 to 10 people. It was founded by Lynn Blake, a sudden cardiac arrest survivor, who travels in The HeartRod, a decommissioned transit bus converted into a CPR/AED classroom on wheels, to deliver training. Starting Hearts’ programs emphasize early recognition of SCA and a life-saving response through the CALL. PUSH. SHOCK.™ protocol. The organization has expanded its governance and programming through board appointments and medical leadership, and it partnered with the American Red Cross in 2020 to offer a blended online learning model in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.