Jesse Preston is a native of Colorado, and a product of Colorado schools attending Golden High School and Mesa State College (now Colorado Mesa University), where he received a BFA in graphic design. He was also a 4-year letterman at wide receiver, and team captain for the Mesa State Mavericks football team.

After college he worked as the lead graphic artist at FASTSIGNS of Arvada for 5 years, while also attending the Metro State College teacher licensure program where he became a licensed art, CTE, physical education, and science teacher. He was a teacher and coach at the Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy for 14 years, working as a 7th grade science teacher, and teaching art at every level (K-12).

His students have won several district and community art awards including ‘Best of Show’ in the 2010 DPS K-8 Exhibition, 'Best of Show' in the 2016 Citywide High School Art Show, 2nd Place at the 2018 Congressional Art Show along with 5 other ribbon winners since. In 2012 he received the inaugural ‘DPS Teacher Exemplary Concept Integration Award’ for his students' work and his art teaching concepts. He also coached softball, flag-football, basketball, and baseball at KCAA. Winning 3 Prep-League Southwest Division Championships (Baseball 2011, Flag-Football 2013 and 2014). This past summer he accepted a new position at Columbine High School in Jeffco teaching Graphic Design, Animation and Foundations of Design. Mr. Preston is married to Kelli Preston. They have a 10-year-old son named William, and an 8-year-old daughter named Maddox.