Hometown: Carol Stream, Illinois

Undergraduate Instruction and Major: DeVry University, Network Management

Graduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois Springfield, M.S. Environmental SciencePlanning and Management

Bio: Jason has worked in corporate America for more than 20 years. Jason has worked in the banking sector, starting as a teller and eventually becoming a bank officer.  Jason also worked in IT, starting at the help desk and progressing to the system administrator. Jason has worked with environmental lobbyist groups in Illinois, and Jason has also worked on local campaigns for state office in Illinois.

Jason currently works for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency working for the ADO Group doing work for Office of Energy, Environmental Justice, and GIS. Current projects Jason is working on include GIS mapping and EJ evaluation, landfill renewable energy projects, community energy planning, and funding reviews of federal monies and projects.

Relevant Professional Experience: Policy review, management, financial evaluation, data analytics, IT tools, applied research, and legislator evaluations.

Research Interests: Environmental policy, effective state agency navigation, identifying local partners, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy development, water conservancy