Born and raised in the Finger Lakes town of Homer, NY, Aaron is a 2007 graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he studied political science and philosophy. In 2010, he completed a Masters of Professional Studies in Environmental Policy from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY. Over the last ten years, Aaron has specialized in grant research and writing, raising over a million dollars for a variety of social, scientific, environmental, educational, and public health nonprofits and in support of a diverse array of programs, operations, and special initiatives.