Jessie Becker

Jessie Becker has a diverse range of work experience in the field of learning and curriculum development. Jessie began their career as a Language Instructor at Language Enterprises in 2006 and later worked as a Spanish Instructor at the Prison University Project from 2010 to 2011. In 2012, Jessie took on the role of After-school Spanish Instructor at Yu Ming Charter School and also worked as a Private Spanish Language Instructor.

In 2012, Jessie joined Cognotion as an Editor, Content Developer & Project Manager, where they stayed until 2014. During this time, they also worked as a Spanish curriculum expert, content developer, and editor as a freelance role from 2018 to 2019.

Starting in 2014, Jessie worked at McGraw-Hill Education as a World Languages Product Developer and Development Editor until 2015. Jessie then moved on to IXL Learning, where they worked as a Curriculum Designer in Spanish from 2015 to 2018, progressing from a junior position to a lead role.

From 2017 to 2018, Jessie took on a role as Lead Curriculum Designer (Spanish) at IXL Learning before joining Duolingo in 2019 as a Senior Curriculum Specialist. Jessie quickly progressed within the company, taking on the role of Learning & Curriculum Manager from 2019 to 2021 and then Senior Manager of Learning & Curriculum from 2021 to 2022. Currently, they hold the position of Director of Learning & Curriculum at Duolingo, starting in September 2022.

Jessie Becker earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish & French from Georgetown University from 2001 to 2005. Following that, they pursued higher studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where they completed a Master of Arts (M.A.) and Ph.D. in Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General from 2007 to 2014. Prior to their undergraduate education, Jessie attended Lycée des Garçons in Luxembourg; however, specific details regarding their degree and field of study during that period are not available. Additionally, they obtained a TEFL Certification from Interlingue, although no information about the exact date of certification is provided.