About

Originally from Rhode Island, Jessica earned her B.A. in Psychobiology with a minor in Spanish from Arcadia University in 2003. Since then she has spent almost two and a half years living and working in the small Central West African nation of Equatorial Guinea, first as a field research assistant to a PhD project examining the bushmeat trade, and then as the field station coordinator for the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program. There she fostered her passion for conservation and acquired a wide array of experience in that field, from conservation research to management, planning, and education. With a camera always at her side, she also documented much of her work and the wealth of biodiversity around her. Back in Rhode Island for the moment, Jessica is working for the Audubon Society of Rhode Island as an animal care intern, and as an educator, teaching field and outreach programs about nature and the environment.