Jaia Peterson Lent

As Deputy Executive Director, Jaia assists the executive director with leadership, management, policy, fundraising, and operational matters. She oversees Generations United’s public policy work and the National Center on Grandfamilies, a leading voice for families headed by grandparents or other relatives. She is a respected media resource and a trusted voice on Capitol Hill on issues related to grandfamilies and intergenerational cohesion. She has testified before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging and served as cochair of the federal Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. She has been named one of the Top 50 Influencers in Aging by Next Avenue. Under her leadership, legislation has passed to promote intergenerational programming and support grandfamilies in areas ranging from housing to family caregiving to child welfare. Lent holds an MSW from Syracuse University.