After college, Jessica worked for Bettina Equitties (a Residential Leasing and Management Office), served as a Community Health Educator for Community Health Care Network, and a Legal Assistant/Paralegal for the Law Offices of Gisela Chavez-Garcia. Currently, she is working as a secondary High School teacher in Homestead, Florida as part of her two-year commitment to Teach for America.

 

During her undergraduate years, Jessica held multiple positions within the sorority as well as in campus clubs such as El Pueblo, FUERZA, and NOW-CAN. Jessica's Honors and Awards are listed below:

• Phi Eta Sigma - American Freshman Honor Society, spring 07

• Omicron Delta Kappa - National Leadership Honor Society, fall 09

• Order of Omega - National Greek Honor Society, fall 09

• Project HELP - Outstanding Community Service Award, spring 10

• Honors Program Medallion – Redcay Honors Center Program, spring 10 - (Redcay Honors Program Student)

• Senior Achievement Award – Fraternal Awards, spring 10

• Anthropology Senior Award for Academic Excellence – Arts and Science Academic Award, spring 2010

• Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology & Gender and Women Studies), Spring 2010, Cum Laude

• Dean’s List Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2009

• Resident Assistant - Housing and Residence Life MacDonough Residence Hall 2009 & 2010

• ISA Delegate

• Sigma Lambda Upsilon Chapter President, Fall 2009

• Teaching Assistant - Gender and Women's Studies - WMS 101

• Certufied Tutor for the Claude J. Clark Learning Center 2009 & 2010 and

  • the Educational Opportunity Program Office (EOP)