Executive Director
Jason Kaiser

Jason Kaiser has been the Executive Director at Howard Area Community Center, now the Howard & Evanston Community Center, since November 2021. Before becoming Executive Director, he was Director of Adult Support Services for five years, which included programs for education, employment, health, and human services. Jason dedicated one year of service as a Literacy Coordinator at HACC through Literacy Volunteers of Illinois and AmeriCorps. He has experience as an English Language Acquisition and Adult Secondary Education Instructor with the City Colleges of Chicago. He has over a decade of experience in higher education administration at Northwestern University. Jason has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin’s School of Education, focusing on Education and Fine Arts and he is in progress to complete an MBA in Fall of 2024. In his spare time, Jason enjoys ceramics, camping, and spending time with his family.