Jess Rizkallah

Jess Rizkallah is an accomplished professional currently serving as a Protocol Scheduler at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute since February 2022. As a Co Director of RAWIFest since January 2020, Jess contributes to the RADIUS OF ARAB AMERICAN WRITERS INC. Additionally, Jess holds the position of Managing Editor at Pizza Pi Press, which has been ongoing since August 2012, and has been a Fellow at KUNDIMAN since June 2018. Previous roles include an After School Teacher at Agassiz Baldwin Community, a Writing Instructor at New York University, a Writing Assistant at City University of New York, and an English Tutor with American Reads/Counts. Earlier experience includes positions such as Shift Supervisor at Cafe Zing! and Barista at Starbucks. Jess Rizkallah holds a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Poetry from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English from Lesley University, complemented by general liberal arts studies and writing program experience at Northern Essex Community College and Tufts University, respectively.