Jay Cutler

Jay holds the position of Evaluation Program Manager at the Michigan Fitness Foundation (MFF). In this role, Jay actively supports the evaluation of USDA grant-funded programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) and the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP). These programs focus on addressing food access, nutrition education, physical activity promotion, and policy, systems, and environmental change (PSE) efforts. Jay's responsibilities include designing and conducting formative, process, and outcome evaluations using both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. His evaluation portfolio emphasizes nutrition incentive programming with community-supported agriculture farms and farmers markets, PSE capacity building for community organizations, and analyzing surveys from nutrition education programs to measure healthy behavior change and health-related quality of life.

The Michigan Fitness Foundation (MFF) is a non-profit organization committed to promoting active lifestyles and healthy food choices through various strategies, including education, environmental change, community events, and policy leadership. As one of the largest SNAP-Ed Implementing Agencies in the nation, MFF also administers other federal grants, such as GusNIP, Safe Routes to School, and AmeriCorps. The MFF team consists of experts with diverse backgrounds, who specialize in designing, customizing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based programs.