Jordon Zardinejad grew up in the Portland area and attended Oregon State University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2002 and a Master of Business Administration in 2003. After working in manufacturing, production, and marketing, Jordon began working in higher education as a graduate admission counselor and has over fifteen years of experience in higher education graduate admissions and program coordination. Jordon has served on equity & diversity, emergency planning & critical incident management, and strategic planning task forces. Outside of OSU, Jordon has volunteered his time with Greens Bridge Gardens and the Children’s Cancer Association.