Jessica was born and raised in the Philippines as a missionary kid before moving to Michigan at age 16, where she graduated from Holland High School. Jessica pursued her passion for Communications at Michigan State University and absolutely loved her time there as a Spartan undergrad, especially going on Semester at Sea spring of her junior year. After graduation, Jessica has explored various career paths, starting as a lifeguard intern with the Disney College Program in Florida, then teaching English in South Korea for one year. Back in Michigan, Jessica substitute taught, bartended, and worked as a coach and client advocate at Neurocore for two years. Prior to returning to graduate school, Jessica served as an Administrative Assistant to the Director of Operations at Helen De Vos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids for four years. Jessica is currently pursuing a JD/MBA at Michigan State, with hopes of specializing in corporate law, focusing on Trademark/Intellectual Property and/or Labor & Employment. This past summer, Jessica was a Labor Relations intern for the City of Grand Rapids and a Legal Intern for Koppa AI working in online anti-counterfeiting and brand protection. As school starts back up, Jessica will continue her Graduate Assistant role with the MSU Board of Trustees and as a Fellow with the A-CAPP Center. In her free time, Jessica enjoys traveling, playing pickleball and euchre, and camping with her Bernese Mountain Dog, Toddler.