Highlights
- Cut property taxes 12.5% and supported the implementation of an audit program collecting over $1 million in delinquent taxes as a Conshohocken Councilmember.
- Private sector economic development executive, working to help small businesses in our region grow and create new jobs.
- Six years experience in forensic accounting, uncovering millions of dollars of waste, fraud and abuse in the private and public sectors.
- Member of the Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, which provides financing for job-creating construction, manufacturing and healthcare projects throughout the County. Appointed in a rare unanimous, bi-partisan vote by the County Commissioners.
- Married to Lisa, a public school library media specialists, they have one son, Max, and one daughter, Eva.
- M.B.A., Temple University; B.S., Finance, Penn State University.
Full Biography
He is currently serving his first term as Montgomery County Treasurer. He previously served as Conshohocken Borough’s 1st Ward Councilman. As a first-time candidate for council, Jason won his election by a remarkable 10 percentage points, and he has rewarded his constituents’ support with a solid record of accomplishment. He Chaired the Transportation and Parking Committee, and also serves on the Personnel and Finance Committees.
During his term on Conshohocken Council, Jason used his finance and business background to be a strong advocate for fiscal responsibility and smart growth in his community. He voted to cut Conshohocken property taxes by 12.5% without cutting services, while supporting the implementation of an audit program that collected over $1 million in delinquent taxes. Jason led the effort to establish a Business Development Commission to promote business growth and a stable tax base in Conshohocken. While Conshohocken has several attractive parks, Jason realized that the older borough had few additional open space options, so he led the effort to re-establish the Conshohocken Shade Tree Commission, which has initiated numerous greening programs.
Jason’s talents were recognized by the Montgomery County Commissioners in June of 2010 when they unanimously appointed him to the Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, which supports job creation in Montgomery County by providing low-interest financing for business and industry.
Prior to his election to council, Jason served on the Conshohocken Planning Commission, where he was a strong advocate for smart growth and job creation.
The experience Jason brings to public service was honed in an impressive professional career. He is currently the Director of Real Estate Development for a non-profit community redevelopment organization that revitalizes older neighborhoods and supports small business and job creation in our region, while helping working families buy their first home. Prior to that, Jason worked for international accounting and consulting firms as a forensic accountant, assisting legal counsel and local, national and global corporate clients in uncovering waste, fraud and abuse and saving millions of dollars in legal and regulatory fees.
Jason has a degree in finance from Pennsylvania State University, and earned his MBA from Temple University.
He is married to Lisa Neifeld, a School Library Media Specialist at the Interboro School District in Delaware County. They have one son, Max, and one daughter, Eva.
