As Director of Policy and Programming for the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, Jen Pauliukonis leads state movement building efforts across the country through the Safer States Initiative. She is responsible for helping develop the Center’s policy priorities, strategies, and policy and technical support for state partners. She provides and translates public health research for advocates, stakeholders, and partners to support local efforts throughout the country to reduce gun deaths and injuries. Jen completed her MPH at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as a Fellow with the Bloomberg American Health Initiative. Prior to her role at CGVS, Jen fed her passion at the local level. She co-led Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence, a small, grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to preventing gun violence in her home state.