Jesse Kohler

Jesse Kohler

Jesse Kohler is the Executive Director of the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice. He is also runs Press On LLC and is a consultant for ANS Research and Lakeside Global Institute. Jesse went to Oberlin College undergrad and has his Master’s in Educational Leadership from Arcadia University. He interned at the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General Josh Shapiro, working for Rob Reed in the Office of Public Engagement to develop what wais called the Pennsylvania Trauma-Informed Care Network. After graduating with his Master’s, Jesse became the Director of Development for North Light Community Center. In addition to development activities for the organization, Jesse helped to create and fundraise for three new programs/initiatives. While working for North Light, Jesse became a member of CTIPP’s board and the National Trauma Campaign core team and went through a two-yearn 18-month training program at Lakeside Global Institute to and received trauma-competent professional certification. At the beginning of COVID-19the coronavirus pandemic, Jesse got a new job as an associate at Council for a Strong America on the Fight Crime: Invest in Kids team and serving as the Florida state lead. Jesse continued serving in his roles for CTIPP and the National Trauma Campaign during this time and joined the steering committee of the Child Trauma and ACEs Policy (CTAP) working group. In April, he was able to start working in the trauma-informed world full-time. Jesse