Jessica is a movement artist from Virginia who believes that dance has the power to build community, while igniting social change and empathy. She graduated in 2024 from Elon University with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography, B.A. in Arts Administration, with a Business Administration minor. In Fall 2022, Jessica’s choreography “Just Becoming” was selected to be in Elon’s Dancing in the Landscape Performance of 2022. Spring 2023, she was selected to study abroad at the Florence Dance Center in Italy. Recently, she had an internship at Dance Place and attended summer dance intensives with Company E and Paul Taylor American Modern Company. She has also danced professionally with Kista Tucker Insights Modern Dance Company and the Fairfax Ballet. At Elon, she is a Rhoades Scholar, conducting undergraduate research on dance improvisation for healing, care, and community, which was presented Spring 2024. Jessica is thrilled to bring together her dance experience and administrative skills to build a career focused on performance and the healing quality of dance.