Jason Wilson is a current Master’s candidate in Advanced Migration Studies at the University of Copenhagen. During his career in Western New York, Jason was an active member of the real estate development and historic preservation community as a tax credit consultant, nonprofit manager and property developer. Since then, Jason has worked with international disaster relief nonprofits in Nepal, the United States and the Caribbean. His studies are focused on the role of cities in mitigating the effects of climate change.
All Hands and Hearts’ Rapid Response team starts clearing downed trees from a homeowner’s property in Bay County, Florida, following Hurricane Michael. The Category 5 hurricane made landfall on October 10, 2018, at nearby Mexico Beach, Florida, with record-breaking wind speeds of 160 mph, making it the strongest hurricane to ever hit the Florida Panhandle and the third most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the United States.