Jon-Paul B. Email & Phone Number

Jon-Paul co-leads the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s national systems change team, supporting the foundation’s efforts to promote thriving children, working families, and equitable communities. In this role he is responsible for developing strategy, recommending and approving grants, managing annual budgets, and day-to-day work. He oversees a team whose work spans early childhood education, employment equity, health equity, and food systems.

As a member of the Education & Learning team Jon-Paul’s work focuses on young children and their families in the context of community, early care and education, and school. His grantmaking focuses improving the various programs, practices and policies that impact children birth to age eight and their families.

Battle Creek, Michigan, United States

Jon-Paul was the early childhood initiatives director at the Colorado Children's Campaign, a statewide non-partisan advocacy and research organization. Working closely with the Colorado legislature and executive branch, he was appointed to multiple committees and commissions focused on early childhood. He served as staff advisor to the Colorado Early Childhood & School Readiness Legislative Commission where he authored several laws aimed at improving quality, family access and continuity of child care and pre-kindergarten services, teacher professional development and creating systemic alignment between various early care and education programs in Colorado.

Conducted research with medically fragile infants and their parents as part of a National Institute of Mental Health grant. The study’s focus was on risk and resilience, parent-child relationships, child self-regulation, attachment quality and later developmental outcomes for children and families.

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D), Peabody College, Educational Leadership And Policy

Master Of Science (Ms), Child Development

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Human Development And Family Studies, General