Grounded in Social Justice and Diversity, I am a highly interactive, individualized, and flexible speaker, consultant, trainer, and facilitator focusing on gender and white privilege, specializing in audiences of all knowledge levels.

My style:
As I be-bopped around the country, I have realized a few things.

1. From the conservative conversations on my grandmother's porch in Texas to the bustling streets of New York City, there is social justice work to be done and I believe I am up for the challenge.
2. I use A LOT of humor in my workshops, trainings, and keynote speech to keep the attention of participants and entertain them. It is at the end, as I am stepping away, that participants realize I have snuck in there, undercover, and taught them something.
3. To be a good teacher, I must ALWAYS be willing to learn. I am an eternal student. I read, write, and attend trainings and workshops to maintain my skills and update my craft. However, the most important thing I do is LISTEN. I have learned more from my audiences than they will ever learn from me.

Booking me:
Part of my job history has been bringing in trainers and speakers. This has been very useful as I build up my contact base, consulting gigs, and speaking engagements. I am VERY flexible in scheduling, pricing, and what I like to call, getting you more bang for your buck. I would prefer to do more than one type of engagement while I am there. I am low maintenance; do not have any contract riders or expectations that are out of the ordinary (Remembering speakers that required navel oranges and Evian water backstage).

I need to eat, sleep, and get to you. I need a signed contract before the scheduled event that both the purchaser and I agree on every detail beforehand via a conversation. I need the honorarium at the point of service unless otherwise agreed upon and noted in the contract. I love doing this kind of work, and I feel that my honorarium pricing scale reflects what I am worth as well as what makes sense for your budget. I like campus housing and dining halls as well as pot lucks and motels. I require a lot of bottled water and laughter.–Jessica

Block Booking:
By bringing Jessica to your campus when she is already in your region, you save hundreds of dollars. Why? She shares savings in travel and take off a flat rate for each of the campuses that joins a block of schools. If you are interested in booking Jess, contact your area (local or statewide) high schools, universities, colleges, community colleges, associations, etc., and see if block booking options are an option. (Flat rate varies depending on the number of schools)

How this really works:
Jess flies into a major airport and stays in a centrally located hotel. She can drive up to a 3-hour radius, fly in and out of the airport, or be picked up at the hotel for a number of presentations while sharing the expenses with everyone in the block booking deal.

View Jessica in Action

Download Jessica's Biographical Statement and Introduction

Download Jessica's Professional Resume

Download Jessica's Head Shots

Check Jessica's Schedule

Download a Contract for Scheduling Jessica

Jessica has presented programs to the following organizations:

• ACPA's Tools for Social Justice
• Arizona Collegiate Leadership Conference, Closing Keynote
• Boise State University
• California Overnight Shipping Company Employee Retreat
• Campus Pride LGBT Leadership Camp
• Creating Change
• Department of Economic Security - Refugee Services
• Depauw University
• Drive-In Training for American College Personnel Association and Human Right Campaign
• Earlham College
• Education Encounter, Humboldt State University
• Emma Center
• Fascinations Sensual Shoppe
• First Year Experience Students in Transition Conference
• Florida Institute of Technology
• Gender Odyssey
• Glendale Community College
• Healthy Teen Network Conference
• Humboldt State University
• International Association of Teachers of English as Foreign Language Conference
• InVision Retreat Facilitator, Arizona State University
• John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• King's College
• LeaderShape Cluster Facilitator
• Leadership UA Facilitator, University of Arizona
• Metropolitan Community College - Penn Valley
• NASPA Regional IV-West Conference
• National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO)
• National Association of Student Personnel and Administrators
• National Conference on Student Leadership, Opening Evening Interactive Keynote
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Annual Meeting, Creating Change
• New York Institute of Technology
• The Ohio University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Phoenix's Mayor's LGBT Advisor Board
• QWEST's LGBT Employee Annual Dinner
• Research College of Nursing
• SHADES Conference Opening Keynote
• Social Justice Retreat Facilitator, New York University
• Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture Annual Meeting
• Sonoma State University
• SUNY Albany
• SUNY Fredonia
• Take Back the Night, NYU and ASU
• University of Akron
• University of Alaska at Anchorage
• University of Arizona
• University of Florida
• University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign
• University of New Haven
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• University of North Carolina - Wilmington
• University of Washington - Tacoma
• Vagina Monologues
• Western Regional Greek Leadership Conference
• White Privilege Conference