Jeff is a storyteller who has honed a gift for crafting compelling, people-driven narratives into demonstrated impact as a print journalist, nonprofit fundraiser, and political strategist. 

After eight years writing for daily newspapers, Jeff founded Involvement through News and Civics, a nonprofit that operated from 2005-2012, served as Political Director at Georgia’s WIN List, Executive Director of VOX Teen Communications, Fundraising & Communications Director at Georgia Organics, and Director of Individual Giving at Camp Twin Lakes.

Jeff has also served as a manager, strategist, or senior advisor for 14 current or former elected Democrats in Georgia. He has been an advisor for both State Senator Elena Parent and Atlanta City Councilman Amir Farokhi since they each launched their first campaigns in 2009, managing Sen. Parent’s defeat of an incumbent Republican to earn her seat in the Georgia House of Representatives in 2010, and most recently serving as general consultant for her primary campaign victory in May 2024.

In observance of the 25th anniversary of his father’s suicide in 2021, Jeff wrote an Amazon bestselling book for suicide prevention called Don’t F*cking Kill Yourself: A Memoir of Suicide, Survival, and Stories That Keep Us Alive.

He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina in his hometown of Columbia, and he earned a certificate in nonprofit management from Duke University. He was recognized as 40 under 40 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle in 2016, is a co-founder of the LEAD Atlanta Alumni Association, a past Board member of Kate’s Club, and a graduate of Wellstone Action’s Advanced Campaign Management School.