Jonathan has 25 years of experience in organizational leadership, operational effectiveness, finance, fundraising, change management, advocacy, public policy, and strategic communications from the private, public, and non-profit sectors.

 

Prior to joining Oak Rose Group, Jonathan spent 14 years at ACE Scholarships, a Colorado non-profit that provides scholarships to low-income children to attend private K-12 schools. He joined ACE as Communications Director in 2007, a position he held for a decade. In 2008, he took on the additional responsibilities of Chief Operating Officer, a position he held until March 2021.

 

Jonathan oversaw business operations, program and policy initiatives, fundraising strategy, and developed the organization’s strategic expansion plan, which grew ACE from serving 600 students in Colorado with annual revenues of $5M, to supporting more than 7,000 students across 8 states with 2020 revenues of $32M. During Jonathan’s tenure, ACE expanded to become the only scholarship granting organization in the country to operate both privately funded and tax-credit supported programs across multiple states. 

 

Previously, Jonathan was Communications Director for the Colorado Secretary of State, serving as spokesperson for the Colorado Department of State and advising the Secretary on a wide range of policy issues, including elections and campaign finance. Jonathan previously worked in the legislative affairs department of a national association, and as a political campaign operative in California and Colorado, managing day-to-day operations for local, federal and statewide campaigns, including serving as communications director for a nationally targeted open seat congressional campaign in 2006.
 

Jonathan serves as Chief Operating Officer of Oak Rose Fund, a non-profit that serves as a fiscal sponsor for mission aligned projects that advance education reform, workforce development initiatives, and economic mobility across the country. He is a member of the American Enterprise Institute’s Leadership Network and serves on the board of directors of Goodwill of Colorado, and of Chance Sports. Jonathan is a founding board member of Girls Athletic Leadership School and previously served as president of the board of Highline Academy Charter Schools.

 

Born in Stirling, Scotland, Jonathan immigrated to the United States at the age of 12. He graduated with a BA in History from Hillsdale College where he was a student-athlete on the baseball team. Today, he lives in Colorado with his wife of 23 years and their high school daughter.