About Jason DeBord

Jason DeBord is a licensed Broker Associate responsible for marketing and business operations and management for The DeBord Group, in addition to work as a REALTOR® helping clients buy and sell homes.

With The DeBord Group, Jason serves as a full-time real estate agent working with clients, and enjoys both listing and selling property. Jason also manages all print and online marketing for the team, as well as photography, the website, advertising, and other collateral.

Jason has several years of experience in the real estate development industry nationwide. Previously, Jason served as Chief Operations Officer of The Broadband Group (TBG) for six years. A founding member of the firm, Jason helped to establish TBG as a telecommunications and technology consulting firm serving master planned communities, developers, home builders, and municipalities. Jason worked on over 100 projects spanning many companies and organizations, including Shea Homes, Arvida/St Joe, Del Webb, Pulte Homes, Newland Communities, the Howard Hughes Corporation, and more. Jason worked on nationally recognized communities such as Brambleton in Virginia, The Pinehills in Massachusetts, Ladera Ranch in Orange County, Stapleton in Colorado, Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina, and Summerlin in Nevada.

While in Los Angeles, Jason co-founded the Operations and Compliance division for All Student Loan Group, a non-profit public benefit corporation. Jason also served as a Media Relations Manager for American Cybercast, an Account Manager for Proctor & Gamble, and also retained positions with Rand-Fields and SVI Inc.

Jason also publishes news and information related to his hobby, collecting original movie props, as part of his independent business, Original Prop Blog, LLC. Visit his website at www.OriginalPropBlog.com.

Jason holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from California State University, Sacramento and a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Communication Arts from Loyola Marymount University. He is also a licensed Broker with the California Department of Real Estate. He is native to the region and currently resides in El Dorado Hills.

Jason has the privilege of having experienced our local school systems first hand, having attended Rescue Elementary School, Green Valley Elementary School, William Brooks Elementary School, Camerado Middle School, and Oak Ridge High School.

Jason is involved with many organizations within the real estate community.

Jason currently serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors for C.A.R.E. (Catastrophic Aid for Real Estate), which supports the real estate community by raising funds to help other real estate professionals in times of crisis. Learn more at www.CareGives.org.

Jason has also been elected to a three year term as a member of the EDCAR (El Dorado County Association of REALTORS®) Board of Directors, and will serve 2010-2012. Visit www.edcar.org to learn more about our association.

Jason also currently serves as Chairman of the Innovative Real Estate Professionals Group, a networking group comprised of EDCAR real estate agents and affiliates. The purpose of this committee is to discuss issues and innovation within our market and industries, to share ideas about new developments, trends, and new technologies, to brainstorm and come up with recommendations for improving our Association, and to help one another by reporting news and helpful information to the association at large via Facebook and Twitter.

Jason is also involved with “Backpacks for Kids”, which buys material and accepts donated items to put together our own age and gender-specific backpacks for children in El Dorado County. These backpacks are distributed by Child Protective Services case workers. Jason recently served as Co-Chairman of the 2009 EDCAR Charity Golf Classic, which raised over $8,000 for “Backpacks for Kids”. Learn more at www.EDCARforKids.com.