Jessica Ross Email & Phone Number

Albany, CA, US

• Managing caseload of 350-650 students at a racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse school
• Designed & implemented plan that has increased seniors’ college eligibility in math from 45% to 84% in just 3 years (better tracking, encouraging college summer courses, restructuring math sequence, enrolling seniors.
• Created and edited 50-page College Application Guide to increase informational access to 4-year college process
• Re-designed Master Scheduling process, resulting in >1000 students receiving accurate fall schedules
• Established Coordination Access Resource Equity (CARE) Team to annually serve >150 Tier 3 students
• Coordinated & Executed a successful union campaign in 2021-2022 to hire 20 new Counselors to WCCCUSD

San Francisco Bay Area & North Carolina

* Mentored students & staff on over 500 field days of multiple 3 to 50-day wilderness courses* Facilitated community norms & success in racially and socioeconomically diverse groups of youth* Mentored students of all ages to achieve potential through challenging experiences in unfamiliar environments* Facilitated the retention of low-income youth in.

Albany, California

• Providing ~950 hours of academic and mental health support to 6th-12th grade students of varied backgrounds
• Working ~200 hours directly with students from multicultural backgrounds, including many at risk of not graduating
• Implementing a group focused on post-secondary school career and education planning for underserved youth
• Facilitating conversations among parents, teachers, and students regarding student success
• Completing comprehensive 13-page focus group study of culturally responsive education at Albany High School

Morgantown, WV

* Designed college orientation and success curriculum for 600+ students* Taught 2 academic college courses on college success strategies and outdoor leadership* Trained student leaders how to best support the diversity of their first-year students* Mentored & trained 16 new outdoor orientation leaders & 7-student Leadership Committee* Designed new medical.

Cambridge, MA

* Coordinated 6-day wilderness orientation program for 300 students annually* Managed student empowerment-focused organization w/ 8 staff, $150,000 budget, & 350 students* Hired, mentored & facilitated leadership & diversity training for 200+ undergraduate leaders* Designed fundraising plan to decrease the opportunity divide and to increase racial &.

Cambridge, MA

* Led backpacking and canoeing orientation trips for incoming first-year students* Facilitated consensus decision-making process with 8-person Steering Committee* Hired & trained new wilderness orientation leaders* Responded to needs of trips, proactively & reactively

Boston, MA

* Facilitated leadership training for local educators aimed at getting urban youth outdoors * Designed online routes database

Haverhill, NH

* Guided at-risk youth towards college access and success* Co-designed curricula, behavior management tools, & support networks at new boarding school for at-risk youth* Taught two integrated science courses

Center Tuftonboro, NH

* Facilitated youth development in groups of twelve 15-18 y.o.’s* Individually mentored students to achieve potential through challenging experiences in unfamiliar environments

Peterborough, NH

* Facilitated Interpersonal Development to groups of 10-12 middle school students w/ varied backgrounds* Facilitated low and high ropes challenge courses

Master Of Education (M.Ed.) In Counseling Psychology, School Counseling (Ppsc/Lpcc)

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Specialized (Management Of Diverse School Organizations)

A.B., Earth And Planetary Sciences

Education record

* Absaroka Wilderness, June 2000 * Patagonia Semester, Fall 2003 * Wind River Fly Fishing Alumni, 2004