Jason R. Stevenson
Strategic Communications Manager | Salt Lake City, UT | 2017-present
>Policy specialist for homelessness, law enforcement, free speech, and digital privacy and surveillance issues
>Shape media coverage, editorial content, and social media feeds to inform Utah audiences about civil liberties
>Experience managing and conducting media interviews that lead to 250 mentions a year
Utah Health Policy Project (UHPP)
Education & Communications Director | Salt Lake City, UT | 2012-2017
>Led the successful Utah rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and guided Medicaid Expansion campaigns
>Designed community outreach and media strategies for annual health insurance enrollment efforts
>Created and conducted 240 "Health Reform 101" seminars to reach 10,000 Utahns with accurate insurance advice
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)
Senior Analyst | Boston, MA | 2001-2004
>ICIC is a nonprofit consultant firm founded by Michael Porter to promote economic development in urban areas
>Provided guidance to city and business leaders based on analysis of surveys, Census data, and economic fore-casts
Co-chair | Salt Lake City, UT | January 2013-present
>Organize monthly discussions and public outreach on housing, transit, and public safety issues for 4,000 households
>Maintain an open and trusted forum to identify, discuss, and resolve complex community concerns
>Facilitated contentious town hall meetings on 9th and 9th development and The Inn Between hospice for the homeless
Candidate for Salt Lake City School Board - Precinct 5 | February-November 2016
>Won the primary election and knocked on 4,000 doors before losing 51%-49% in the general election
West View Media
Salt Lake City, UT | 2017-2018
>Board member and secretary for quarterly community newspaper serving west-side residents of Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City Bicycle Advisory Committee
Salt Lake City, UT | 2013-2017
>Selected to advise Salt Lake City Mayor and Transportation Division on cycling policies and infrastructure
Citizenship Lancaster
Lancaster, PA | 2009-2011
>Created curriculum and taught free weekly classes to help 115 immigrants and refugees become U.S. citizens
2003-2012
>First-place winner for Business/Consumer Reporting (2012) by Utah Society of Professional Journalists
>Published dozens of articles in Runner’s World, Outside, City Weekly, Wired, Backpacker, and Women’s Health
>Wrote Outdoor Adventure Guide: Backpacking and Hiking (Alpha Books, 2020), an updated edition of my best-selling how-to guide for outdoor recreation
>For a complete list of previous and forthcoming work, see www.jasonstevenson.net
Backpacker Magazine
Associate Editor | Boulder, CO | 2006-2008
>Assigned and edited hundreds of articles as member of an editorial team that won two National Magazine Awards
Outside Magazine
Editorial Intern / Assistant Editor | Santa Fe, NM | 2004-2006
>Hired to staff after completing an internship to manage political, environmental, scientific, and technology coverage
Cambridge, MA | 2000 | B.A. magna cum laude in Social Studies
>Selected as graduation speaker and newspaper president, and awarded postgraduate fellowship to study in Scotland
>Honors thesis investigated the power of community opposition to downtown development in 1990s Newark, NJ
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland | 2001 | MSc (Research) in Modern British History
>National winner of Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Fellowship for post-graduate study in Scotland
>Taught undergraduate U.S. history courses and authored a dissertation on the social evolution of the Royal Navy in the Second World War
Nonprofit veteran with experience in public policy, community outreach, editorial strategy, and media relations
EMPLOYMENT
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of UtahStrategic Communications Manager | Salt Lake City, UT | 2017-present
>Policy specialist for homelessness, law enforcement, free speech, and digital privacy and surveillance issues
>Shape media coverage, editorial content, and social media feeds to inform Utah audiences about civil liberties
>Experience managing and conducting media interviews that lead to 250 mentions a year
Utah Health Policy Project (UHPP)
Education & Communications Director | Salt Lake City, UT | 2012-2017
>Led the successful Utah rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and guided Medicaid Expansion campaigns
>Designed community outreach and media strategies for annual health insurance enrollment efforts
>Created and conducted 240 "Health Reform 101" seminars to reach 10,000 Utahns with accurate insurance advice
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)
Senior Analyst | Boston, MA | 2001-2004
>ICIC is a nonprofit consultant firm founded by Michael Porter to promote economic development in urban areas
>Provided guidance to city and business leaders based on analysis of surveys, Census data, and economic fore-casts
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
East Liberty Park Community Organization (ELPCO)Co-chair | Salt Lake City, UT | January 2013-present
>Organize monthly discussions and public outreach on housing, transit, and public safety issues for 4,000 households
>Maintain an open and trusted forum to identify, discuss, and resolve complex community concerns
>Facilitated contentious town hall meetings on 9th and 9th development and The Inn Between hospice for the homeless
Candidate for Salt Lake City School Board - Precinct 5 | February-November 2016
>Won the primary election and knocked on 4,000 doors before losing 51%-49% in the general election
West View Media
Salt Lake City, UT | 2017-2018
>Board member and secretary for quarterly community newspaper serving west-side residents of Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City Bicycle Advisory Committee
Salt Lake City, UT | 2013-2017
>Selected to advise Salt Lake City Mayor and Transportation Division on cycling policies and infrastructure
Citizenship Lancaster
Lancaster, PA | 2009-2011
>Created curriculum and taught free weekly classes to help 115 immigrants and refugees become U.S. citizens
JOURNALISM
Freelance Writer2003-2012
>First-place winner for Business/Consumer Reporting (2012) by Utah Society of Professional Journalists
>Published dozens of articles in Runner’s World, Outside, City Weekly, Wired, Backpacker, and Women’s Health
>Wrote Outdoor Adventure Guide: Backpacking and Hiking (Alpha Books, 2020), an updated edition of my best-selling how-to guide for outdoor recreation
>For a complete list of previous and forthcoming work, see www.jasonstevenson.net
Backpacker Magazine
Associate Editor | Boulder, CO | 2006-2008
>Assigned and edited hundreds of articles as member of an editorial team that won two National Magazine Awards
Outside Magazine
Editorial Intern / Assistant Editor | Santa Fe, NM | 2004-2006
>Hired to staff after completing an internship to manage political, environmental, scientific, and technology coverage
EDUCATION
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 2000 | B.A. magna cum laude in Social Studies
>Selected as graduation speaker and newspaper president, and awarded postgraduate fellowship to study in Scotland
>Honors thesis investigated the power of community opposition to downtown development in 1990s Newark, NJ
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland | 2001 | MSc (Research) in Modern British History
>National winner of Saint Andrew’s Society of New York Fellowship for post-graduate study in Scotland
>Taught undergraduate U.S. history courses and authored a dissertation on the social evolution of the Royal Navy in the Second World War
