Jon has been a leader on Public Lands Conservation & Forestry Issues in Washington State for over 30 years. He works in rural communities on locally led conservation, forestry, and salmon habitat restoration efforts, focusing on the public lands and rivers in the Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges. He is the Conservation Co-Chair and a cofounder of both the Olympic Forest and Darrington collaboratives, working with local timber industry and conservation groups to forge consensus on ecologically sustainable forestry that helps fund aquatic restoration projects on national forest lands. Jon is also the Campaign Director and a Co-founder of the locally-led Wild Olympics Campaign of sportsmen, shellfish farmers, businesses, and conservation and recreation groups working to protect public lands and rivers on the Olympic Peninsula. Previously Jon worked on campaigns that resulted in the designation of several new wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers in several states, including California and Washington. He holds a master's degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government.