Jean Heflin Kane, Esq. is a lawyer who throughout her career has had a deep and sustained commitment to service. She has worked across the private sector and nonprofit community as senior staff, counsel, chair, board member, consultant, and volunteer.
Working with Eluna for over 11 years, she organized multiple successful Capitol Hill Days and built meaningful relationships with Members of Congress, helping secure legislation and funding to support Eluna’s programs and elevated national awareness of childhood bereavement and the impact of family addiction on children. She has also worked to strengthen Eluna’s human resource policies, refine program protocols, supported corporate partnerships and contributed to strategic planning.
Jean is a passionate advocate for the nonprofit sector and its unique power to create lasting, positive changes in communities.
Her commitment to service extends beyond Eluna. She currently serves on the boards of the Gesu School and GIVE TE, a women’s giving circle, and previously devoted nine years of board service to Breastcancer.org; she has also held many leadership roles in community organizations.
Earlier in her career, Jean litigated environmental enforcement matters in private practice and later with the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
She and her husband Greg are the proud parents of four children and are eagerly anticipating the arrival of their first grandchild.
Alex Pinson is a Senior Policy Advisor with DLA Piper. For over a decade, Alex has helped shape and execute federal policy within Congress, the Executive Branch, and on behalf of clients in the private sector. He has extensive experience helping clients in the national security, life sciences, and higher education sectors to strategically advance their priorities; particularly those leveraging the federal appropriations process. Alex has been recognized by his peers as a “Top Lobbyist” by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics (NILE).
Before joining DLA Piper in 2021, Alex helped lead congressional relations at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ultimately as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations. There, he managed departmental engagement with 84 bipartisan, bicameral congressional Appropriators, and advised agency leadership on federal funding matters. Previously, Alex served as a senior aide to former House Appropriations Chairman and current Dean of the House, Congressman Hal Rogers (R-KY), where he managed many of the Chairman’s priorities.
