Jayson is currently the Senior Professional Development Manager for The OER Project. In addition, he serves as an Adjunct Professor at American University, where he teaches Elementary Social Studies Methods in the School of Education. Previously, he served as a social studies manager for DC Public Schools, an Education Pioneers Fellow, and a member of the Nation Urban Fellow’s “America’s Leaders of Change” cohort.

Jayson was born in Montgomery County, MD. After teaching and learning in a few different communities around the country, Jayson has resided in Washington D.C. for the last 10 years. In his free time, Jayson enjoys smoking meat on his grills, collecting bourbon, and, when a safe moment returns, entertaining guests. He also enjoys hanging out with his son, Grayson, his wife, Simone, and his two dogs, Pepper and S’more.