Josh Protas
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Mr. Josh Protas is the vice president of public policy and heads the Washington, D.C., office for MAZON. In this role, which he assumed in 2012, Protas coordinates and implements MAZON’s advocacy agenda, including efforts to protect and strengthen the federal nutrition safety net, emphasizing the food security needs of seniors, Veterans, and military families.
Protas has extensive experience working at Jewish community agencies at both the local and national level, including as director of the Jewish Community Relations Council at the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona and as vice president and Washington director for the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. He previously served as a board of directors member for the Coalition on Human Needs and currently participates in the Vote Advisory Council for Food Policy Action.
He earned his Master of Arts in Western American History and Public History from Arizona State University and his Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and French Literature from Wesleyan University.
Currently, Protas resides in Silver Spring, Maryland.