Jess Ruiz-Arteaga

Jess Ruiz-Arteaga is an experienced sports professional with a Bachelor of Arts in Sport Management from Aurora University, obtained in 2018. Currently serving as Equipment Personnel at the University of Chicago since October 2018, Jess also has a longstanding commitment to the Chicago Red Stars, where roles have included Gameday Volunteer, Volunteer Coordinator, and Operations Intern. In these positions, responsibilities ranged from managing game day volunteer logistics to supporting ticket sales and field operations. Prior experience includes serving as Team Lead at Blackbull Fireworks and assisting as a student coach for the men's and women's cross country and track & field teams at Aurora University, where duties involved recruitment support and event organization.