Jon graduated from Mankato West High School in 1999. He, and his wife Michelle, have been married since 2010. Prior to his time at St. Joseph the Worker Church, he worked at Cub Foods East, where he was Head of Maintenance for 16 years. Jon holds a Cheif Engineers License, for low pressure boiler operation. In his spare time he enjoys outdoor actiities such as hunting and fishing, and spending time with his wife.