Jason is a social entrepreneur, grant writer and fundraiser.  Originally from Lockport, New York (outside of Buffalo), Jason received an undergraduate degree in journalism and worked in TV newsrooms across the country as an anchor and reporter before pursuing a career in the non-profit sector.  Jason spent several years in Grahamstown, South Africa volunteering at a school for street children. In 2011, he went on to found Inkululeko, an organization that serves motivated South African township youth with finishing high school and moving onto university. In his role at Inkululeko, he developed mutually beneficial collaborations with entities around the world and created a fee-for-service model with U.S. institutions to assist with sustainability.  He has worked in a number of development roles at several NGOs in upstate NY. He's secured foundation grants, organized fundraising initiatives and enjoys connecting potential donors to the mission and vision of an organization.  Jason holds a BS from SUNY Brockport and an MA focused on Non-Profit Management and International Development from SUNY Empire State College. He is a huge fan of social entrepreneurship, passionate people, his dog Adelaide (named after a small South African town in the Eastern Cape Province) and running long distances, slowly.