The NASH Program Director is the key point person for coordinating and growing GLI’s NASH initiatives in collaboration with the Policy Director, Communications Director, and European Office. As NASH Director, Jeff:• Grew the NAFLD/NASH multi-stakeholder group NASH Council from 30 to 80+ members.• Led the creation of patient, industry, and policymaker materials such as The Langauge of NASH, the U.S. NASH Action Plan and yearly Scorecard, and multiple educational materials such as NAFLD/NASH: Am I at Risk? and NAFLD/NASH: Have You Been Diagnosed?• Served as a patient representative on numerous industry patient advisory boards for clinical trials, protocol reviews, and liver education campaigns while also fulfilling responsibilities as a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases’s Practice Guidelines Committee.• Directed and executed the multi-stakeholder global event, International NASH Day.

Combining years of expertise in project management leadership, public policy, and communications/partnership strategy – McS provides policy and communications expertise to help clients achieve program outreach and policy goals. McS commissioned projects have included:• Advising corporate/organizational compliance for federal nutrition standards.• Translating research for executive communications.• Planning and direction of operational, financial, and administrative activities of non-profit programs.

Fulfilled a critical leadership role at this nonprofit organization dedicated to making the Richmond community more active through public health initiatives, overseeing the development of policy, programming, and physical projects to improve quality of life for Richmond residents through healthy living.• Created the inaugural Early Childhood Education certification for Active RVA. Also directed a team of developers, planners, and advocates to build criteria and metrics to support the debut of the Active RVA Development Certification for residential, commercial, and multi-user environments. Showcased over 150 Active RVA Workplace and School certifications.• Led nine jurisdictions in the Richmond area to win the Playful City USA Award, the first such recognition in the nation for a region and an accolade that honors cities and towns across the country for inspiring play as a public health priority.• Secured the involvement of over 40 pre-school organizations in healthy and active living initiatives by building partnerships and leading an early childhood task force with the Virginia Early Childcare Foundation, Ready to Learn, YMCA, and others.• Awarded the National Play Everywhere Challenge Grant for lower income urban environments by directing collaboration with the City of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, and local non-profits - garnering local and national press, including Richmond Times-Dispatch and New York Times. • Coordinated and led Active RVA Summit and Active RVA Awards, as well as Movement Makers: The National Active Living Summit featuring dozens of national experts to engage hundreds of practitioners, policymakers, and stakeholders in creating and implementing active living strategies for better public health.

Recruited to lead the interpretation of federal regulations, network program policies, and network editorial standards at this public broadcaster and television program distributor; supported an array of PBS national programs through the administration of network policies, coupled with budget administration and approvals.• Orchestrated the creation and administration of nutrition standards/policies for PBS Kids programming; chaired task force of scientific and policy leaders (including CDC, Surgeon General, prominent researchers, and public health organizations) to inform the nutrition standard and endorse final policy and implementation.• Mobilized national PBS executives to engage key public media stakeholders (such as national producers, station general managers, and trade press) to develop communication strategy for nutrition standards and refine policies; oversaw consultants to create a policy training to inform stations, producers, and digital creators of PBS Standards to preempt concerns and address feedback.• Directed multiple teams of consultants to create a policy training to inform stations, producers, and digital creators of PBS Standards to preempt concerns, anticipate criticism, and address feedback.

Recruited to bolster the visibility of this organization dedicated to national, state, and local research, policy, and advocacy to improve the lives of children, with a focus on administering and representing the health policy strategy with Congress, federal agencies, and media outlets.• Forged partnership with the White House and FCC to co-author the food marketing section of the White House Task Force Report on Childhood Obesity; worked with the First Lady’s Office, Senate Agriculture Committee, and medical/public health organizations to engage media companies (Disney, PBS, etc.) on development of nutrition standards for children’s programming. • Chaired the Children’s Media Policy Coalition to lead medical/public health organizations to establish framework for industry self-regulation for nutrition standards for food marketing to children; champion children’s interests in media ownership rulemaking; partnered with FCC Chairman and Senate Commerce Committee to create digital public interest obligations for children; led researchers and advocates to create privacy standards at the FTC.• Collaborated with industry stakeholders, public health representatives, and policymakers to coordinate and execute Children Now research conferences on education and food marketing; partnered with US Senators and FCC leadership to create the FCC Task Force on Childhood Obesity, the FTC Interagency Working Group on Food Marketing, and White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity; served as liaison with the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative at Better Business Bureau.

Maintained a portfolio of legislation centered on public health and public interest issues at the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the nation, with a promotion to a senior role after three years; served as a member and leader of multiple coalitions, including the Children’s Media Policy Coalition.• Partnered with Senate Commerce Committee, House Telecommunications Committee, and White House to work with media industry to create the television ratings system; led the development of V-chip policies and supporting processes; represented scientific community on Oversight Monitoring Board for Television Ratings.• Spearheaded partnership between National Science Foundation and researchers that resulted in appropriations for $1.5 million NSF-funded research centers at 5 universities (UCLA, UNC, Georgetown, Northwestern, Texas); advised APA research groups and task forces on children’s health policy, and presented APA research findings to Congress, federal agencies, and other organizations.• Built and implemented public affairs advocacy strategy across media and policy environments, including appearances on CNN, New York Times, trade press which led to multiple invitations for testimony before Congress and federal agencies.Early CareerAmerican Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. - Senior Legislative AssistantAmerican Psychological Association, Washington D.C. - Health Care Reform Coordinator

Identified and informed grassroots individual and partner organizations of activities of Amnesty International; maintained awareness of other organization's work for relevant assistance with Amnesty goals and objectives; served as liaison between metro area student groups and Amnesty International.

On detail to the Executive Office of the President (The White House) for National Acidic Precipitation Assessment Program. Conducted tracking, archiving, editing, and other administrative duties related to publication of NAPAP documents.