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“Mason is pretty much THE progressive candidate for Metro Council.” – Aaron R. Bing, Scenic City Food Cooperative/Bellewood Farms
“Mason is intellectually and analytically outstanding. He is a team player and has excellent presentation skills. He will out-perform.” – Lou Panetta, President CEO at Fujitsu Personal Systems
“Mason is a natural leader, able to take a complicated concept and organize a diverse team around a common goal to find the solution. It was pleasure to work with him.” – Scott Hernandez, Business Development Manager at Climate Action Reserve
“Mason is a dedicated, hardworking individual who believes in bringing passion into everything he does. Mason has a wide variety of domestic and international work and volunteer experience which makes him highly qualified for many types of work.” – Kristen Forsberg Garza, Commercial and Industrial Development Manager at City of Worcester
“Mason is articulate and genial. He is also exceptional at identifying the key elements of a project and then compiling and analyzing data necessary to complete, promote and support the project in a timely manner. He is sensitive to internal politics and navigates them smoothly and yet with sincerity. It is always a pleasure to work with him.” – Konstanze Assaad, Supervising Benefits Analyst at County of Monterey
“Mason is one of the most charismatic people I have ever met. He has a genuine passion for environmental sustainability which shines through in collaboration or in mere conversation. I expect big things in the future from his non-profit, Louisville Grows, and predict it will become the first in a series of successful ventures that fulfill his vision of sound environmental and economic stewardship.” – Alexander Lennartz, Energy policy writer at Examiner.com
“I worked as a consultant for Mason on project to start up an Algae Turf Scrubber (ATS) company. I have also studied with him in the MBA program at the Fisher Business School. He is one of the most ambitious, talented, and sharp people I have worked with in the past. With a strong math background, an elaborate experience in various business ventures and passion to make this world a better place, Mason is truly a great addition to any company of organization.” – Dmitry Dragilev, Marketing Lead at ZURB
“Mason is a work hard play hard kind of guy, balancing responsibility and ambition with creativity and passion, his vision is bold yet realistic and his personality is a bonus in the classroom and workplace. Mason’s work ethic and ability to multi-task on diverse projects and across sectors make him a prime candidate for a position requiring cross-cultural competency, business savvy and innovative problem solving.” – David Reichbaum, Environmental & Recycling Programs Coordinator at City of Monterey Office of Plans & Public Works
“Mason was a very valuable and capable team member during our work together in El Salvador in January 2008. He is now Co-directing the efforts between the Monterey Institute and La Coordinadora in El Salvador. Mason’s poise, critical thinking, and strong ability to work in many challenging environments with a wide range of personalities will add great value to any company or organization.” – Michael Murphy, Consultant – Water Resources Management at The World Bank
“Mason is an intelligent and motivated student but what stood out the most was his passion and the initiative he took in approaching both local businesses and government officials. As a result he created wonderful opportunities for himself and many of his classmates working with sustainable business practices and technologies – I worked with him personally on a project to reduce the carbon footprint of the 2007 Monterey Music Summit, and his knowledge, dedication and hard work were critical to the success of the event as the first carbon neutral festival in Monterey.” – Christopher Krauskopf, Senior SEO at Bruce Brownlee Company LLC
“Mason is a rare talent and leader. In addition to his collegial and professional demeanor, his ability to combine superior analytical thinking with strong quantitative analysis allowed him to play a pivotal role in the development of an international business plan for our company, Convergent Energy. This challenging project proved that Mason can play a diversity of valuable roles within our business including financial analysis, value chain mapping, market sizing, competitor and industry analysis, and strategy development.
Mason was able to effectively communicate both opportunities and constraints to a wide variety of stakeholders, including the top management of our company. His input allowed us to move in new directions, and made us question many of our own assumptions. In addition, Mason proved his ability to lead and work across cultures and languages while operating in a high pressure, deadline oriented business situation.” – Christopher Dempsey, AVP, Technical Project Manager at HSBC
