Jessica Egan

Assistant Head Of School at Guidepost Montessori

Jessica Egan has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Jessica started their career as a Senior Litigation Paralegal at Fried Frank in 2002 and then worked as an Executive Assistant to Chief Compliance Officer and Analysts at Apollo Management from 2006 to 2009. Jessica later joined Trois Pommes Patisserie as a Pastry Assistant from 2009 to 2010, and then moved on to Taconic Capital as an Executive Assistant to Legal Counsel from 2010 to 2013.

Afterward, they worked as a Pastry Cook III at Waldorf Astoria Chicago from 2013 to 2015 and as an Executive Legal Assistant to Chief Legal Officer at BMO Financial Group from 2015 to 2016. Jessica then joined Elliott, Ostrander & Preston, P.C. as a Paralegal from 2017 to 2019, where they oversaw projects and ensured compliance with regulatory requirements.

Following this, they worked as a Legal Practice Specialist at DLA Piper from 2019 to 2022, overseeing projects from concept to implementation. Jessica then transitioned to SPZ Legal as a Corporate Paralegal from 2022 to 2023, before joining Guidepost Montessori as an Assistant Guide and subsequently as an Assistant Head of School in 2023.

Jessica Egan's education history is as follows:

- From 1998 to 2002, they attended Providence College, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Music Education.

- In 2003 and 2004, Jessica pursued a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Music Education at the Teachers College of Columbia University.

- In 2009, they obtained a Grand Diploma in Classic Pastry Arts from the International Culinary Center.

- From 2017 to 2019, Jessica completed a Full Stack Web Development Certification at freeCodeCamp, specializing in Computer Software Engineering.

Additionally, Jessica earned the Carta Premier Certification from Carta in January 2023.

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Timeline

  • Assistant Head Of School

    August, 2023 - present

  • Assistant Guide

    April, 2023

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