Jeff Landis

Public Relations Director

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Jeff Landis develops and implements messaging, communications plans, and public/media relations activities that promote the value of JFF’s education and workforce solutions to key stakeholders nationwide.

Mr. Landis has conceived, created, and managed strategic communications and media relations programs for more than 25 years. He has placed stories with the media on a national, regional, and local level: from small weekly newspapers to national television programs such as CNN, Oprah, Good Morning America, and The Tonight Show. 

Before joining JFF, Mr. Landis served as director of corporate communications at First Marblehead Corporation, where he played a leading role in launching smartborrowing.org, a Web site providing guidance to students and parents on how to navigate the process of paying for college. He also worked at Sun Life Financial as its first full-time media relations manager, developing an industry thought-leadership program by placing articles in many trade publications. 

Mr. Landis has been instrumental in the growth of community relations programs, having managed the publicity efforts of the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism and The Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. 

Mr. Landis has a Bachelor’s in speech and communications studies from Emerson College.