Jason Barbour is the director of development and works out of the Reagan Ranch Center.
As the Foundation's liaison to supporters, Jason communicates the Foundation's efforts to convey the ideas of individual freedom, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values to our nation's youth. He creates and implements strategies for recognizing the Foundation's loyal supporters and their role in inspiring and educating young Americans.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Jason served as director of donor relations at the Leadership Institute where he worked for two and a half years. By coordinating supporter events featuring the nation's top conservative leaders, he kept supporters informed on the Institute's progress and accomplishments.
During college, Jason completed internships at the District Office of U.S. Congressman Howard Coble and the North Carolina Family Policy Council.
Jason is an alumnus of the Foundation's 1994 National Conservative Student Conference and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1997.