Meet Phoenix.

He’ll Fight for Our Kids!

Still-shot from “Jon Phoenix, Government Guru,” pilot episode

Still-shot from “Jon Phoenix, Government Guru,” pilot episode

Phoenix, in his capacity as ESGR representative, recognizing a local Patriotic Employer for supporting the Kentucky Guard

Phoenix, in his capacity as ESGR representative, recognizing a local Patriotic Employer for supporting the Kentucky Guard

Phoenix teaching cooking & canning at the Appalachian Children’s Home

Phoenix teaching cooking & canning at the Appalachian Children’s Home

Educator

  • 13 years experience as university lecturer, teaching associate, teacher’s aid (elementary school and college level), and producer of children’s educational TV show

  • Winner of 2018 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award in Sociology, University of Louisville

  • Created and produced pilot for “Bill Nye”-style educational show to teach the social sciences (See an old trailer here!)

  • Masters in Sociology, University of Tennessee;
    Bachelors in Political Science, Northeastern University;
    Currently working on Doctorate, University of Louisville

Soldier

  • Finance Officer, Army National Guard.

    • Commissioning source:
      Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning GA

  • Certificate in Advanced Business Analytics, University of South Carolina/Army Finance School, Fort Jackson SC

  • Serves as Southeast Kentucky’s Employer Services for Guard and Reservists (ESGR) representative, enforcing the USERRA Act which protects Soldiers from discrimination

  • Deployed summer of 2020 on the KY Guard’s Coronavirus Response Mission

Volunteer

  • Teaches cooking and college preparedness classes at the Appalachian Children’s Home in Barbourville

  • Former volunteer with the Boston Finance Commission, Boston’s premiere anti-corruption agency