J. Flowers Health Institute

General Counsel

• Support the work of the Meadows Institute by providing strategic, practical legal guidance with regards to nonprofit governance; compliance with the laws applicable to tax-exempt organizations; the negotiation, drafting, and review of contracts and grant agreements; employment law matters; and other legal matters.
• Work collaboratively with the Board of Directors, staff, contractors, partner agencies, and stakeholders and demonstrate strong judgment while providing legal guidance.
• Support and advise on state laws applicable to nonprofit organizations, including (but not limited to) annual charitable solicitation registrations and renewals, UPMIFA, and the requirements of Chapter 22 of the TBOC.
• Support and advise on IRC and IRS regulatory requirements applicable to section 501(c)(3) organizations, including (but not limited to) lobbying restrictions, unrelated business income rules, private inurement and private benefit, taxable subsidiaries, documentation and acknowledgment of charitable donations, and conflict of interest processes.
• Review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of agreements to ensure alignment with organizational policies and risk tolerance, including (but not limited to) vendor and service agreements, NDAs and confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, and philanthropic and governmental grant agreements.
• Provide practical advice to executive leadership on determining contractual risk, liability exposure, indemnification, and compliance obligations.
• Prepare, review, and formalize organizational processes and policies.
• Support Sponsored Programs and Philanthropy teams in monitoring and complying with donor requirements and restrictions with respect to grants and the Meadows Institute’s endowment funds.
• Support Human Resources and executive leadership on employment law matters, such as employee relations issues, performance management, terminations, workplace investigations, and policy development and review.
• Review annual Forms 990, 990-T, and 1120.
• Effectively and efficiently manage the Meadows Institute’s annual budget for outside counsel and coordinate with outside counsel, as needed, on litigation or other specialized legal matters.
• Serve as counsel to the Board of Directors on nonprofit governance and fiduciary matters.
• Assist in the preparation of Board and committee meeting agendas, resolutions, written consents, and meeting minutes.
• Assist the Board of Directors in evaluating and determining executive compensation and meeting the requirements to establish the section 4958 rebuttable presumption of reasonableness.
• Ensure compliance with existing governance policies and craft new governance policies or update existing ones, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Project Manager

• Serve as the day-to-day administrative execution lead for assigned Health and Public Safety projects.
• Support large-scale, multi-partner initiatives with multiple concurrent deliverables and reporting requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed project trackers, timelines, and task management systems to ensure visibility into deliverables and deadlines.
• Monitor progress across multiple concurrent workstreams and proactively follow up with team members, contractors, and partners to ensure commitments are met.
• Structure and maintain documentation systems that support organized project execution and institutional continuity.
• Coordinate and manage recurring project meeting cadence, including scheduling, agenda preparation, materials development, note-taking, action-item tracking, and follow-up.
• Ensure meetings result in clear next steps and documented decisions.
• Maintain continuity across meetings and workstreams to prevent duplication or dropped tasks.
• Prepare clear and concise project summaries, status updates, and briefing materials for Health and Public Safety leadership.
• Anticipate upcoming project needs and identify administrative or coordination gaps before they impact timelines.
• Track grant-funded deliverables, reporting deadlines, and required documentation across multiple initiatives.
• Process improvement opportunities to improve internal project tracking systems, documentation workflows, and administrative coordination processes.

General Counsel

Senior Project Manager – Health and Public Safety