John Mountjoy Email & Phone Number

Lexington, KY, US

Frankfort, Kentucky

• Managed, oversaw, and carried out the day-to-day operations of the Association under the supervision of the Board of Directors as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer.
• Led a state-wide, non-partisan, organization of all Head Start and Early Head Start providers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, providing members with the tools, network, and insights necessary to impactfully serve the.
• Advocated for Kentucky’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs at the state and federal levels and helped Head Start programs navigate state and federal laws, regulations, and agencies as well as Kentucky’s General.
• Directed and executed impressive structural changes within the organization including multi-year strategic planning, revision of organizational bylaws, development and adoption of new dues and financial structure, and.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

• Led a multidisciplinary team of policy experts in Lexington, KY and Washington, DC focused on economic development, education, elections, energy, environment, federalism, fiscal affairs, health, infrastructure.
• Directed over $9 million in annual policy initiatives focused on the evolving needs of state leaders; 75% of budgets entrepreneurially sourced from federal, philanthropic, private-sector, and trade group partnerships.
• Introduced and implemented advanced unique policy tools and programs in the states such as The Book of the States, States Perform web tool, Capitol Research briefs, Shared State Legislation, 21st Century Foundation.
• Created new independent membership associations and 50-state interstate commissions, such as the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies and the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision.
• Supported the organization's leadership groups (governing board, executive committee, leadership council) – each comprised of senior state officials including governors, chief justices, and legislative leaders – with.
• Provided staff leadership, long-term strategic planning, resource prioritization and management, and organizational governance to the organization's leadership groups including the governing board, executive committee.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

• Founded the National Center for Interstate Compacts in 2004 to advance state-to-state public policy cooperation.
• Developed and managed multi-year, multi-million-dollar interstate compact projects including new development, revisions, and enactments such as the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, the Interstate.
• Managed and oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Center, implemented a comprehensive strategic plan for growth, and developed and staffed a 30-person national advisory committee; tracked, analyzed, and facilitated.
• Conducted and convened the first-ever Summit of the States on Interstate Cooperation with more than 150 participants.
• Authored over sixty articles, chapters, and essays on state government policy and interstate cooperation.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

• Managed a staff of twenty-five policy experts and provided leadership and oversight to over 50 national policy initiatives.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

• Led The Council of State Governments' national Public Safety and Justice programming and task force; developing and administering grant-funded national policy and research projects.

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa)

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Communications

Activities and Societies: Kappa Sigma