Jim has more than twenty-five years of experience supporting diverse communities domestically and globally in promoting social and emotional health and wellbeing. He currently serves as associate director of health and technology at EDC, and as executive director of the Social-Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts (SEL4MA), a grassroots organization that empowers communities to advance and support effective SEL policies, practices, and programs. He serves on the Massachusetts Community Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention Commission and has led and advised on the development and implementation of several evidence based SEL programs. He holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.