Jason Avelar

Jason Avelar is a Senior Economic Development Project Manager at GrantWorks, Inc. responsible for managing federally funded construction projects for the Economic Development Administration. Jason also serves as the Senior Grant Manager for the Economic Revitalization Program and as an Economic Development Consultant- Grant Manager embedded in the Texas General Land Office. Prior to this, Jason worked as an Economic Research and Policy Analyst at the Baton Rouge Area Chamber and as a Marketing/Trainer Intern at Baton Rouge Soccer Club. Jason also has experience as a Retail Intelligence Agent for Oakley at ThirdChannel. Jason holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics with an Empirical Analysis Concentration from Louisiana State University.