Jon Bullock

Jon Bullock has been a strong advocate and mentor for children and teens for over 20 years. Serving as a teacher, administrator, coach, and camp counselor, Jon has spent his career educating and empowering young people. Over the past few years, Jon has spoken to a wide variety of audiences about the power of developing leadership in young people. Jon currently serves as the Executive Director for the Redmond Proficiency Academy, a non-profit public charter school he founded, in Redmond, Oregon. He has taught administrative and teacher preparation courses for Lewis & Clark College and Concordia University, and he teaches College Writing for the Redmond Proficiency Academy. In his spare time, Jon enjoys coaching competitive youth soccer for the Bend FC Timbers and spending time with his teenage daughter, Katie. Jon has been involved with volunteer youth organizations for many years, including coordinating events in Corvallis and Eugene while serving as the Chair of the Kids Helping Kids division of Children’s Miracle Network in Eugene. In Central Oregon, he has also volunteered with Sparrow Clubs, serving as both a member of the Regional Board of Directors and as a speaker at school assemblies and public events. He was also a dancer in the inaugural Swinging With The Stars to benefit Sparrow Clubs in 2012. Jon has also served as a camp counselor and motivational speaker for the Oregon Association of Student Councils and served on the Executive Council of the National Association of Student Councils. Jon earned his Doctor of Education degree from the University of Oregon in 2005.