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Jon Howell is a Youngstown native with strong community roots. He grew up on the south side of Youngstown. After graduating from South High School, Jon earned a bachelor’s degree from Oral Roberts University, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. From Oklahoma, he moved to Illinois, rising through the ranks in the insurance industry. He spent 33 years at State Farm Insurance’s corporate headquarters, in Bloomington, Illinois, serving as a technology manager from 2007 until his retirement in 2023.
Jon always knew he would eventually return to Youngstown. For more than a decade, while still living in Illinois, he frequently returned to Youngstown and worked alongside Youngstown community leaders and organizations on
numerous projects aimed at advancing the quality of life for Youngstown’s citizens. Now, as a proud resident on the city’s south side, Jon also serves on the Hope for Renewal board of directors, volunteers with Youngstown Jubilee Urban Development (South High School restoration), and is a member of the Boardman Rotary Club. Jon’s professional industry certifications include Fellowship Life Management Institute (FLMI), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designations, and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner. Jon is a past president of the Bloomington/Normal, Illinois, Optimist Club and was a State Farm loaned executive to the United Way of
McLean County.