Jason is a proud descendant of the Barngarla People and a founding Director of the governing board of the Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (BDAC). A passionate advocate of the rights of Traditional Owners, Jason is avid that negotiations include proper allowances for self-governance and empowerment of the community he represents. He is a leader in developing and committing to negotiating for the benefit of all community members. Jason is fiercely protective of Barngarla Country. And heritage. One example of this is his leadership in fighting against a nuclear waste dump being placed in the middle of their country. After several years of legal action, he successfully led the group to triumph in having the waste dump stopped. Jason works within the mining industry and has a broad knowledge and set of skills which he uses in the boardroom and to negotiate with proponents. He is well versed in green energy and has been educated on many alternative forms of energy such as wind, hydrogen, solar, steel and desalination plants. Jason and the BDAC board have won two Premier Energy Awards, one for the EPS Solar Farm and one for the EPTL Monitoring Program.