Managing Director
Community Planning and Development
Jason Allen is Managing Director of Community Planning and Development at Isles, where he manages the Urban Agriculture program, Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit (NRTC) funded programs, which includes the East Trenton Collaborative, Trenton’s Creative Arts District activities, homeowner improvements, and small business supports. Jason also handles low-income housing and tenant supports.
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A graduate of Montclair State University, Jason has spent his career engaging community stakeholders and funders. Before joining Isles, he was Director of Community Engagement at the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, Executive Director at the Camden County Historical Society, and Director of Education and Interpretation at Cliveden of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Jason is the proud father of a daughter, Sofia, and dog parent to Brody.