As a social entrepreneur, public health professional, and social worker, Luke Entrup is interested in stewarding the health of individuals, organizations, and populations. He has engaged in numerous offerings that foster individual and community transformation. He has a background in program and organizational development, non-profit management, evaluation, training, and strategic planning.
Luke is Senior Evaluation Specialist at the Institute for Public Health (iph.sdsu.edu) at San Diego State University's Graduate School of Public Health. He is responsible for public health program evaluation and organizational development. His research focuses on the integration of public health and regional planning, physical activity and the built environment, and policy, systems and environmental changes associated with a $16MM public health grant. Prior to joining the IPH he worked for public health causes in post-genocide Rwanda, post-Katrina New Orleans, and New York City.
Luke holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) and a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (www.tulane.edu) and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Contemplative Psychology from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, USA (www.naropa.edu). He was drawn to the disciplines Public Health and Social Work because of their unique commitment to improve the health of the individual while still addressing structural disparities and the broad wellbeing of communities. Naropa University’s contemplative education offered an incredibly rigorous and intense learning environment, where Luke incubated his leadership skills through experiential self-discovery and contemplative academics.
Luke has been leading group retreats and educational programs since 2002, when he began designing leadership development programs for young adults. He has created various programs that promote personal, professional and spiritual transformation. His programs combine contemplative practices and the reintegration of "shadow" aspects. He is a certified Shadow Work® Group Facilitator (www.shadowwork.com). He has enjoyed leading retreats and teaching Shadow Work to groups across the US and in Moscow, Russia. He Thrives on helping people connect to their purpose and unique ability to lead a life of service to their community.
Luke serves on the Advisory Board of Jewelers That Care , a non-profit working to build clean water wells for the Maasai people of East Africa.
In early 2011, Luke and his wife, Sarah, welcomed their boy, Julian, into their family. They like to spend their time leading retreats, practicing yoga, meditating, and taking adventurous trips. Luke enjoys volunteering for the ManKind Project (www.mkp.org). He is an aspiring backyard beekeeper. Luke, Sarah, and Julian claim San Diego, California as their home and are looking for new ways to give to their community.
Luke offers consulting, one-on-one coaching, retreats, and public speaking. He can be reached at luke@lukeentrup.com or at (720) 339-1728.
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