Jessie has 20 years of experience in the public education sector working to support health and wellbeing efforts in Nebraska schools.  She is a registered dietitian by training and has a master's degree in Family Services Administration and is currently perusing her PhD in Health Communication studies. Jessie has worked to co-create wellbeing opportunities with educators, youth, and families that support the equitable promotion of health for ALL Nebraskans.
In her position at the Nebraska Department of Education Jessie works to be a human connector, a life-long learner, and strives to embraces the messiness necessary to support the “heart” work of public education.