Jason was born on July 28, 1970, in Livingston Montana. He is the son of Greg and Patti Black and an eighth-generation descendant of Captain George Donner of the Donner Party of Donner Pass.
This year, Friday Harbor High School sent nine students to the State Thespian Conference in Ellensburg. After the regional conference was moved to a virtual format due to an ice storm mid-January, all nine of the students who participated by performing for adjudicators received “Excellent” ratings, with eight students qualifying for state.