Get to know the people behind the mission! Each month we’ll introduce a member of our incredible, hard-working team. Meet the whole Second Helpings staff here.
Name: Jon Askelson
Title: Culinary Job Training Instructor
How long have you worked at Second Helpings?
Just over a year and a half.
What do you like most about your job?
Truly getting to make a meaningful change in someone’s life.
What is the best career lesson you’ve learned so far?
A positive and supportive work environment is necessary, not a benefit.
What would you do for a career if you weren’t doing this?
An unapologetic Rockstar or a busker on the street.
Where is your favorite place to be?
Where else but among my favorite people in Pod‘Ville…you know who you are.
Favorite line from a movie or book?
“Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac…It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole!” – Caddyshack (1980)