Jason Edington is originally from Southern California where he worked as a pizza restaurant manager, a mechanic, a vacuum salesperson, and several other odd jobs during his non-traditional path to becoming an educator. After starting a family, he earned his High School Diploma at the age of 23. From there he attended Saddleback Community College where he found a much different experience than high school and a love for education! He earned his AA in Mathematics and went on to earn his BA and MA in Mathematics from CSU Fullerton.

Jason came to Mendocino College in 2004. Since then, he has been very involved in the college, helping to develop the online math program, serving on the Academic Senate for over 10 years, including as the vice president and president, and having served as an advisor for Phi Theta Kappa for over 15 years. He also has been very active at the statewide level on academic affairs as a member of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, having served on several committees. Jason was a member of Cohort 3 of Project ACCCESS (American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges) and has served as a Network Committee member for the program. Currently, Jason is focusing on Statistics and Data Science, as well as being involved in the colleges transition to Guided Pathways.

Jason is married and has two children, both of which have attended Mendocino College. When he is not working, he is spending time with his wife and dogs, acting and directing local theatre, reenacting medieval historical with the Society for Creative Anachronism, or gaming. His mathematical interests lie in Algebra and Number Theory.​