Independent Civic & Social Organization Professional
Norfolk, Virginia Area
- Current
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- Creator/founder - Zombie-Popcorn.com at Psychosomatic Leprosy Productions
- Past
- Education
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- Weatherford High School
- Connections
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- Industry
- Non-Profit Organization Management
- Websites
Jason Bayless’s Experience
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Creator/founder - Zombie-Popcorn.com
Psychosomatic Leprosy Productions
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2001 — Present (8 years )
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Director, Student Animal Rights Network
Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS)
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 10 months)
The Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS) is the first interdisciplinary scholarly center dedicated to promoting critical scholarly dialogue and research on the principles and practices of animal advocacy, animal protection, and animal-related policies in the fields of social sciences and humanities.
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Special Projects Coordinator
PETA
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2007 — January 2008 (1 year 1 month)
• Monitored New York City’s horse-drawn carriage industry and observed violations of the state anti-cruelty statues to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
• Coordinated efforts with New York residents and local activists for outreach events and headed up the petition drive for an initiative that would repeal the operation of horse drawn cabs. -
Lead Circus Monitor
PETA
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2007 — January 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Worked for PETA’s Captive Animals and Entertainment division and traveled North America following the Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus.
• Documented animal abuse and reported the findings to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), animal control and other governing agencies.
• Worked with local activists to organize outreach events and completed media interviews with national and local media outlets.
• Organized public speaking events with local groups and companies. -
Senior Outreach Specialist
PETA
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2004 — January 2007 (3 years 1 month)
• The aforementioned duties of the Youth Outreach Specialist position, with the addition of managing volunteers and peta2 staffers in the field to ensure we obtained our most efficient outreach.
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Youth Outreach Specialist
PETA
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2003 — January 2004 (1 year 1 month)
• The aforementioned duties of the Youth Outreach Coordinator position with the addition creating inital contacts and relationships with new bands to brand the peta2 image and find new avenues to expand our reach to our target audience.
• Organized outreach events in New York City and Chicago for PETA’s anti-KFC and fur campaigns.
• Coordinated peta2 sponsored national tours with bands ('Hardcore against Fur' tour, 'Compassion Over Fashion' tour, etc).
• Tour manager for peta2 on several national tours, including Taste of Chaos, Warped Tour, Ed Templeton’s North American pro-skate Tour, MTV2 Tour, Welcome to the Family Tour, Honda Civic Tour, Projekt Revolution, and the Tooth and Nail Tour.
• Tour manager for peta2 on several national band tours, including Rise Against, Simple Plan, and Emery. -
Youth Outreach Coordinator
PETA
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2002 — January 2003 (1 year 1 month)
• Created contacts and established the groundwork to start the Youth Division of PETA – peta2.
• Traveled North America and worked as peta2’s tour manager for The Vans Warped Tour (North America’s largest and longest running music festival).
• Conducted interviews to features on peta2’s website (www.peta2.com).
• Secured prizes for online contests and promotions with youth celebrities and bands
• Branding the peta2 image with our target audience
Jason Bayless’s Education
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Weatherford High School
1989 — 1992
Additional Information
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Jason Bayless’s Interests:
new technology, movies, 3D movies, computers, filming, photography, travel
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Non Profit Network - MojaLink
Jason Bayless’s Honors:
• Volunteer of the Quarter – Forth Worth Nature Center and Refuge
• Volunteer of the Year – Bat World Sanctuary and Education Center
• Recognized for making peta2 the number one non-profit organization that young people would volunteer for, according to Label Networks (leading global youth-culture marketing company).
• Voted ‘Best Speaker’ in high school and college.
• My work with peta2 on the Vans Warped Tour has been featured in the documentary ‘Wake Up Screaming’
• Bayless Black/White Photography Studio (1995-1998)
• Producer and Executive Producer for several films - currently available worldwide.
• Professional Photography- Studio and on location.
• Floridians for Humane Farms – worked on gathering signatures to ban gestation crates.
• Director of Student Animal Rights Network for the Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS)
• Executive Producer of ‘Something To Stand For – Putting An End to Animal Testing’ DVD, featuring MTV’s John Norris.
Jason Bayless’s Contact Settings
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