Jason Wood

Jason is currently the Director of Corporate Responsibility for Joann Stores. He previously served the City of Cleveland for 11 years culminating with the role of Chief of Sustainability for the City. Prior to that role, he worked in a variety of sectors including: water equity, sustainability, water quality, Cleveland Water operations, CPP financial performance and WPC operations. Wood led special projects assigned by the Director of Public Utilities including: serving as the departmental lead on the 2018 Cleveland Climate Action Plan Update, improving how Cleveland Water communicated risks associated with lead in drinking water and updating the utilities information in the City’s Emergency Operations Plan. He also monitored and provided analysis on State and Federal regulatory policy changes and advised the Director on the development of internal operational improvements.

Prior to his appointment as Chief of Public Affairs, Wood worked on Cleveland Water’s Customer Service Turnaround Project as the Deputy Project Manager – providing contractor oversight, internal policy review, process mapping and analysis support, performance measure development, and taking the lead on all communication issues to ensure that employees, customers, and governmental partners were kept informed about the status and progress of the Turnaround Project. He has also played a vital role in helping Cleveland Water implement the Automated Meter Reading Project.