Committee for Children is a 40-year-old non-profit with a mission to ensure kids everywhere can thrive. They do this by empowering students with the social-emotional skills to be good citizens and help them realize their goals in the classroom and throughout their lives. Every year, CFC reaches over 15 million children in more than 70 countries worldwide.

Jordan Posamentier is the director of policy & advocacy at the Committee for Children, the world’s largest provider of research-based educational programs designed to advance social-emotional skills and prevent bullying and sexual abuse. Prior to joining Committee for Children, Jordan was deputy policy director at the University of Washington’s Center on Reinventing Public Education, director of legislative analysis at StudentsFirst, legislative counsel to the California Judges Association, and a New York City public school teacher.

Jim Horne is a founding Partner of Strategos Group Public Affairs, a private consulting firm specializing in education and healthcare. Jim has spent his career advocating for various education initiatives and companies and has a deep background in the legislative process.

 • Jim attended Florida State University, where he earned a degree in Accounting. 

• He was elected into the Florida Senate in 1994 where he led education policy and budget reform, creating national industry models. 

• He served as the State of Florida’s first appointed Commissioner of Education under Governor Bush. 

• Jim was tapped by Governor Bush in 2001 to implement the most robust education reforms in the inaugural K-20 education system. 

• He was responsible for overseeing the distribution of the entire PreK-20 budget of nearly $20 billion dollars. 

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