Biography

Prior to leading communications strategy at Young Farmers, Jessica was a FoodCorps Service Member in Kalispell, Montana, led sourcing for a local food distribution service in Charlottesville, Virginia, and reported on food and farming issues for local magazines and newspapers for over a decade. She has worked on farms and in school gardens in New York, Virginia, California, Montana, and Massachusetts. Jessica is a graduate of the Agriculture, Food, and Environment MSc program at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and holds a BA from Hamilton College. She supports the Coalition's mission from Charlottesville, Virginia and Washington, D.C.