Jon Spoon was born in Greensboro, NC and was the son of teachers at Jordan-Mathews High School. Spoon attended Northwood High School in Pittsboro before earning a BA in History from UNC-Asheville and a JD from NC Central University School of Law. After graduating law school, Jon moved to Washington DC just long enough to figure out he was a country boy who belonged back in Chatham County. After a brief pottery apprenticeship, Jon opened a studio in Siler City and took over as director of the NC Arts Incubator. From there, Jon became the small business center director for Chatham County and currently works in that capacity. Jon is a graduate of the Rural Economic Development Institute through the NC Rural Center and the Latino Initiative Program through the Center for International Understanding. He is a member of the Chatham County Planning Board and the Chatham Arts Council Board of Directors.