Jona, 19, is a Chill Burlington alum who joined Chill as a senior in high school after moving to Vermont from Madagascar. After visiting a mountain for the first time through Chill’s snowboard program, Jona got involved with Chill as a skate mentor and eventually started a job as an instructor at Talent skatepark. Jona has found his passion is skateboarding and has made a name for himself in the Burlington Skate Community.

Since graduating from high school, he is now a first-year student at Champlain College studying graphic design. He still works as a skate instructor at Talent, where he helps teach Chill youth how to skate.

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