Jack Jewsbury is a real estate broker for the Hasson Company. Prior to joining Hasson, Jack was a professional soccer player in Major League Soccer for 14 years; his first eight seasons were in Kansas City with the KC Wizards (now Sporting KC) before being traded to the Portland Timbers in March of 2011. After six seasons with the Timbers, he retired from professional soccer and joined the club on the business side as Director of Business Development for four years. He is still a Community Ambassador for the Timbers organization but is now working with the Hasson team full-time. 

Jack is originally from Springfield, Missouri, where he grew up before attending Saint Louis University. After graduating from SLU, he married his high school sweetheart. They have been married for 14 years and have two daughters, ages 9 and 11, who keep them busy with their love of dance and soccer. The Jewsbury family has lived in Lake Oswego for the last eight years.

Why this board?

I chose to join the PPF board because when moving to PDX in 2011, parks were crucial in making the city feel like home for our family. We knew very few people in town so parks became that outlet for us to be active and meet others in our community!

If you could be a Portland park, which one would you be and why? 

If I could be one Portland park, it would have to be Holly Farm Park. This park just brings back so many wonderful memories as our kids were growing up. From afternoon picnics, to learning how to ride their bikes and playing soccer in the grass there - Holly Farm Park will always be a special place for us!

What do you hope to accomplish while serving? 

I hope that we can showcase how important Portland parks are to the fabric of our city. Now more than ever, parks can be at the forefront of creating places where all feel welcome and continuing to strengthen our communities in PDX!

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