Commitment and Dedication

Jason was born and raised in El Centro, California. He is a graduate of Imperial Valley College with an Associates in Criminal Justice Administration, and San Diego State University with a Bachelors in Criminal Law and a Master’s in Public Administration.

Jason spent four years as an El Centro Planning Commissioner before being first being elected to the El Centro City Council in 2011. Jason was re‐elected in 2015.

As a councilmember he has served on many committees and taskforces, including the
Centinela Prison Advisory Board, United Way Emergency Food and Shelter Program, Public Safety Taskforce, Library Taskforce, Imperial County Airport Commission, El Centro Regional Medical Center Affiliation Taskforce, the Community Enhancement Taskforce, and the City Attorney Taskforce.

In 2013, Jason was elected by the Imperial County Mayor’s City Select Committee to
represent all of the Imperial County cities as their representative on the Imperial
County Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO). In 2015 he was elected to serve as
the Chairman of the Commission.

Jason also serves his community on many other commissions and boards. He has served on the Imperial County Workforce Development Board since 2006, and was elected to serve as the Chairman of the Board from 2007 – 2010 and again from 2012 ‐ 2015.

Jason has also served on the Imperial County Film Commission since 2010, where he served as the Chairman from 2012 –2014. Jason is a member and Past President of the El Centro Kiwanis Club, Past Board member of the EL Centro Chamber of Commerce, and a lifelong supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, where he attained the prestigious
rank of Eagle Scout in 1989.

Jason is the President and CEO of Southwest Protective Services, Inc., where he employees more than 125 local security officers in the Imperial and Coachella Valleys.