Jessica Colvin has been in the field of adolescent health for over 20 years. As the Wellness Director for TUHSD, she has developed and opened 3 Wellness Centers that offer coordinated health, mental health, substance use/abuse and sexual health services including prevention and educational programming focusing on youth development and harm reduction. Previously, Jessica spent 13 years helping grow the San Francisco Wellness Initiative into a nationally recognized model for student health and wellness. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, SF Chronicle, Marin Magazine, ETR Publications, and the Marin Independent Journal.In June 2020 Jessica joined Well Beyond Academics to create SWELL Schools Well to help teens navigate the swell of adolescence - the ups, downs, and in-betweens - by giving them the support, resources, and care they need to thrive at school. SWELL partners with schools across the US to help build, strengthen, and evaluate wellness spaces, programming, and services within schools to support teen health and wellness.