The Aspen Institute

Jeff Zetino (Phoenix, Arizona) is a firm believer in the power of the collective will. As a child of an undocumented single mother, Jeff was witness to the struggles and challenges that our distressed neighborhoods place on individuals, families and whole communities. As a community organizer for comprehensive immigration reform, he devoted his career to improving the wellness of entire communities. Jeff’s career in community transformation has allowed him the opportunity to work with non-profit service providers, grassroots advocacy organizations, philanthropies and governments. His expertise lies in developing meaningful and data-driven collective action among diverse stakeholders and organizations. As the Director for the Comprehensive Cancer Control Program for the Arizona Department of Health Services he helped facilitate an expedited process to re-prioritize Arizona’s Cancer Control Plan and helped reboot the Arizona Cancer Coalition. By relying on his community organizing skills, relationship building and collective impact principles he helped transform the Arizona Cancer Coalition into a preeminent force in Arizona’s efforts to reduce the cancer burden for all Arizonans. Jeff is currently working with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health to re-boot the Preventive Health Collaborative (PHC). In one short year, Jeff has lead a complete transformation of the PHC from a collaborative who focused on networking, to one that is tackling some of the county’s most difficult public health challenges by focusing on a systems-change approach. Jeff brings unique expertise in four core conceptual frameworks that he has practiced throughout his career: Transformative Relationship Building, Collective Impact, an emphasis on the Social Determinants of Health, and the development of interventions aimed at Policy, Systems and Environmental Change. Participated in Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program America’s Future Summit.