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Jerron Jordan was born March 13, 1985 in Stockton, California; the last of eight children to a humble local preacher man and his devoted wife. Despite a debilitating speech impediment growing up, Jerron excelled academically and was a participant of the GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) Program. At the age of 15 he was introduced to gang life by his childhood friends. At the age of 17, Jerron took and passed the High School GED test and soon left his home town to travel the country. He returned to Stockton when he was 19.
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On June 29, 2004 Jerron was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to seven years and eight months in a California State Prison. While in prison Jerron took the opportunity to continue his education through self-teaching. He read more than 600 books and wrote six full-length locally produced plays. Jerron had come to a realization of the debilitating consequences his choices had brought him, but he did not let his circumstances restrict his focus or the choices that would affect his future. Jerron wrote a book called Prison for Idiots, which is currently in its last stages of editing; in response to a bet he also wrote a master’s thesis entitled, “I Am”, and co-wrote a program called Family First. Mr. Jordan’s efforts were noticed by and lead to opportunities such as facilitating Anger management, Life skills, and AA/Na workshops, within the prison. During the last year of his incarceration Jerron started a vending machine business with the help of his family.
Upon his release January 19, 2012 Jerron decided to start an organization called Network Mentoring. As the founder & executive director, he believed it was important to start a program that would help stray youth from the path he went down. Thus, he created the program The First 50 with the help of Chief of Police Eric Jones and City Councilman Michael Tubbs. The First 50 works closely with Franklin High School students, their staff, community leaders, community members, and mentors. State Senator Cathleen Galgiani and Assemblywoman Susan Eggman formally recognized Network Mentoring. Jerron currently sits on the Stockton mayor’s Youth Advisory Board. In November 2012 he accepted an internship with Drug Counselor Billy Johnson of Service First, working with Collaborative Drug Court. Jerron is an advocate for the youth and volunteers his time with Beyond Incarceration. He has spoken at several venues sharing his story from University of the Pacific to Rock of Hope City Church.