College
Jason's work at St. Pius X High School led him to Saint Louis University in St. Louis, where he was awarded the Saint Louis University Leadership Scholarship. He did many hours of community service for organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, St. Louis Parks and Recreation and the St. Louis inner-city mentorship program. During his time at the University he joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity and took an active role as philanthropy chairman, where he organized events to help raise money for the Children's Miracle Network. While at SLU he was also a member of the Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society, the National Deans List Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society, the Golden Key National Honor Society, the Phi Alpha Delta Pre Law Fraternity, the Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society, and Oriflamme where he was a welcome week leader and mentor for incoming freshmen. Jason graduated from Saint Louis University Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelors Degree in Economics and a Minor in Political Science.
While at Saint Louis University he studied international economics in Rome, Italy through the Loyola University Chicago. In this capacity he was able to study economic development in Italy and throughout Europe. He also took on many different jobs during this time period. While in college he worked for the Kansas City law firm of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, as well as the St. Louis Law Firm, Thompson Coburn LLP. His most exciting job took him to Washington D.C. where he worked at The White House in the Office of the Vice President in 2000. At The White House Jason worked as an assistant to the Vice President's Senior Advisor for urban redevelopment and economic policy, Alvin Brown. Near the end of the summer of 2000, he attended and helped plan the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California.
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