Jean is from Gabon originally and moved to the US in 2008 with his family. He graduated from University of MD in 2013 with a BS in Geospatial Information Systems. While a student, he started a non-profit organization to share excess campus food plan benefits with the homeless and to ensure that all students at University of MD have enough to eat. The organization is memorably named, Jelly for the Belly. He is an AmeriCorps member working at Einstein HS. He especially enjoys coaching basketball and the opportunity to tutor high school students in math and science.