Jessica joined the Boston Fed as a Community Development Analyst to support the Working Places Initiative of the Regional & Community Outreach department. Working Places aims to encourage collaborative leadership, community engagement, learning orientation and systems change in small cities and places throughout the New England Region. Jessica supports the Working Places Initiative across rounds in ways that will streamline operations and strengthen connections across states and teams.

Prior to joining the Boston Fed, Jessica conducted research with the Center for Community Research and Engagement and Labor Education Department at UMass Lowell, where she also received a Master of Arts in Community Social Psychology. Jessica is a former AmeriCorps VISTA and holds a B.S. in Global Public Health and Nutrition with a focus on health equity from New York University.