Swallow the Gap

Jaclyn Pederson is a system thinker and positive team builder With more than fifteen years’ experience in program development and nonprofit management. She uses transformational leadership principles to develop energized and efficient workgroups that influence significant organizational and systemic change for all affected by pediatric feeding disorder – such as the effort to create a stand-alone diagnosis code for PFD. Named in the 2017 Class of 40 under 40 by the Phoenix Business Journal, Jaclyn was elevated to the CEO position at Feeding Matters in 2020 after working for nearly 8 years to advance the system of care for children with PFD. Jaclyn serves as past president of the YNPN Phoenix Board of Directors and is a current member and chair of the Program Committee of the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation’s Leadership Council.