Jessica Yu Email & Phone Number

New Haven, Ct, Us

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

One of three directors leading a trauma-informed reentry nonprofit that has more than doubled its operational budget since 2021, with a focus on facilitating progress toward expansion goals:• Established and managed processes for internal staff communication, program team trainings, staff onboarding processes, external partnership meetings, Board meetings, and grants management systems• Managed $2.9 million in government and private grants between FY 2022 and FY 2024• Raised grant revenue by 374% between FY 2021 and 2024 as lead director on grants management and grant writing, including creating cost allocation tools and grants calendar• Increased donor revenue by 2.3x since FY 2021 as lead in donor development and communications, including creating annual report and managing seasonal, online giving campaigns• Led database administration, including migrating to and training staff on new CRM across a wide spectrum of tech skills, running regular data audits, and facilitating impact metric reviews• Co-facilitated mediation, coaching, and de-escalation check-ins with staff as needed

Communicated the urgent value of decarceration in current news cycles for a public interest nonprofit publisher, leading to:• Successful programming partnerships with NYC Mayor’s Office and PEN America• Coverage in top-tier outlets such as The Daily Show, Fresh Air, and New York Times • Quadrupled social media following by June 2019 via drafting and editing web content, social media campaigns, and publicity materials

• Independently managed multiple campaigns and gained national tv, radio, and print media for authors such as John Edgar Wideman, Charles Johnson, Jessica B. Harris, and others.• Assisted Vice President, Director of of Publicity

• Supported PEN.org editorial team and World Voices Festival promotion through original writing and drafting and scheduling social media.

• Led first-year honors seminar in literature, philosophy, and theology.

Master Of Arts In Religion, Race, Religion, And Carcerality

Activities and Societies: Co-leader, Asian Students Association Group Leader, First Year Experience

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Chi, A.J. Gordon Scholar

Christianity And Scholarship In Oxford

Awarded de Jager Prize in Thesis (2012)

High School Diploma