Jason has 30 years of experience as an accountant and consultant in North Carolina government, having worked across state, municipal, county, and school administration. At the System Office, he specialized in GASB standards and tax compliance. He has taught accounting and finance as an adjunct faculty member at one of the state's largest community colleges, and since retiring from state government two years ago, he has consulted for twelve community colleges and the System Office. Jason is also passionate about business automation, having designed and developed numerous solutions of various sizes using Excel, Access, VB.NET, PHP, Python, and Power BI. He lives between Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varina with his wife, Wanda, and their two Pomeranians, Kenny and Frosty.