Jessica joins Sonoma Academy from Winchester Thurston School in Pittsburgh, where she served as Director of Equity, Inclusion, & Wellness for the PK-12 program. She created a DEIW action plan covering curriculum review, hiring practices, admissions team practices, and school traditions. She also introduced accountability systems for faculty and staff feedback, led trainings on implicit bias and restorative justice, and designed DEIW programs for students, faculty, and staff.

Before Winchester Thurston, she taught history and served as Diversity Collaborative Chair at The Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from The College of Saint Rose, a Master of Laws in International Law and Criminal Justice from the University of East London, and a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate from the University of South Florida.

Jessica is a former college and professional basketball player who competed in the NCAA, the CBF (Cyprus), and the WBBL, and she is an experienced basketball coach. She has worked with PeacePlayers International, which uses sport to bring people together, and she served as lead project coordinator for the first SUNY Global Leader Experience student leadership program. Her interests include hiking, music, sports, and travel.