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

• 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