Jessica’s work has focused on international human rights advocacy and expanding opportunities for underserved youth in New York City. Prior to Reboot, she has worked in communications, research, and program management roles for organizations such as Campus Progress, iMentor, and Human Rights Watch. Jessica’s interests center on using strategic management and organizational design to maximize impacts for the public good.

Jessica is currently a MPA candidate at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service. She also holds a BA with honors in Political Science and Geography from Macalester College and studied at the University of Cape Town and the University of Maastricht. She is a senior fellow of Humanity in Action and in 2008 was named an Emerging Leader in Public Service by New York University.