Jonathan’s professional career has included work in real estate development and telecommunications services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Jonathan has also worked in the field of film production; he is the producer of a documentary short, Unconventional (2012), and associate producer of the narrative feature, Palace Living (2013), and documentary feature, D-Man (currently in production).

Jonathan holds a Masters of Science in Real Estate Development (MSRED) from the Columbia University School of Architecture and Planning and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Documentary Filmmaking from the Documentary Center at the George Washington University. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Emergency Management and Homeland Security through Arizona State University (anticipated graduation 2017).

In addition to his work with Alison Cook Beatty Dance, Jonathan has been a member of the Paul Taylor Young Patron Planning Committee and has performed various volunteers and contract work projects for the Paul Taylor Dance Company.