Jessica is an independent consultant specializing in cultural strategy, arts integration into economic development, strategic collaborations and network building. She spent five years working at Americans for the Arts in support of local arts agency leaders and their efforts to build partnerships with business leaders and economic developers; and built the organization's Inclusive Creative Economy Strategic Initiative.
Prior to working at Americans for the Arts, she spent over four years working with Business for Culture & the Arts (BCA) in Portland, Oregon delivering programs that engaged employees from BCA’s 200+ business members, streamlining the office, managing all marketing and communications strategies and retaining and cultivating corporate and community partnerships.
She was the full time Development Manager for Metropolitan Youth Symphony, and served as Interim Director of Development and Marketing at Literary Arts. She managed the statewide membership program for the Nonprofit Association of Oregon and curated their online library of learning resources and tools to help nonprofits be more effective.
She co-founded Portland Emerging Arts Leaders (PEAL), Portland’s professional network for emerging arts administrators and producers. I have also served on the boards of the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition, the Lewis & Clark Board of Alumni and Ko-Falen Cultural Center. She currently serves on the board of Creative New Mexico.
Saturday, April 1, 2023
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CDT
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CDT