Jessica grew up in East Palo Alto and San Jose, CA and graduated from Harker High School in San Jose, where she was captain of the wrestling team. As an undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon University, Jessica led a student movement that made Pittsburgh, PA the first mid-sized US city to introduce ...
Read moreJessica grew up in East Palo Alto and San Jose, CA and graduated from Harker High School in San Jose, where she was captain of the wrestling team. As an undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon University, Jessica led a student movement that made Pittsburgh, PA the first mid-sized US city to introduce legislation aimed combatting a particular sex trafficking network; her legislation was later passed in two states. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BS in Ethics, History, and Public Policy.
After college, Jessica spent two years running online communications for a national anti-human trafficking nonprofit in Washington DC, raising $500,000/year online and recruiting tens of thousands of people to work to end human trafficking. After finishing her time in DC, Jessica missed grassroots organizing and so moved to Seattle where she organized volunteers in support of female candidates of color. She spent the 2015 legislative session working for the chair of WA House Appropriations, where she helped constituents get healthcare and managed the office. In summer 2015, Jessica accepted a position as a scheduler for California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris in her San Francisco office. She is thrilled to be back home and working for her community.