Jacob Kraybill

Jacob Kraybill (he/they) is the Program Associate for Social Determinants of Health Programs at Reinvestment Fund. He works with the national Invest Health and regional Building Healthier, More Equitable Communities (BHEC) in New Jersey program initiatives. With over 10 years of experience working in the nonprofit, campaign, and healthcare sectors, Jacob is dedicated to building a more just and equitable world.

Before joining the Reinvestment Fund, Jacob worked to bridge the gaps between the health and community development sectors and developed & launched the Principles for Building Healthy and Prosperous Communities at the Build Healthy Places Network. Previously he worked at the Public Health Institute, as well as five years at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health as a communications and public relations consultant, where he coordinated people, logistics, and contracts.

Jacob’s professional work is rooted in community service; he completed two years of volunteer work in San Francisco during which he managed community and student volunteers at Mission Graduates, an organization in the city’s Mission neighborhood that increases the number of K-12 students who are prepared for and complete a college education. He graduated from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a B.A. in Global Studies. Jacob lives in Philadelphia with his boyfriend where he loves to bake sourdough bread, swim laps at the YMCA, and scheme up camping trips and scuba diving excursions with his friends and family.