Jess Vandenboom

Jess VandenBoom, BCBA, currently serves as the Manager of Philanthropy at Leader Dogs for the Blind, having begun this role in 2024, and previously held the position of Grant & Giving Specialist at PACE Southeast Michigan, where responsibilities included managing grant applications and raising funds through donor relations. From 2017 to 2023, Jess was the Team Leader of Instructional Design at Rocket Central, overseeing a team and managing instructional design projects, as well as serving as a Senior Instructional Designer focused on creating training materials for mortgage sales professionals. Earlier experience includes roles as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Student Instructor at Western Michigan University, where course materials for Introduction to Behavior Analysis were developed and teaching responsibilities were fulfilled. Academic qualifications include a Master of Arts in Behavior Analysis from Western Michigan University, a Certificate in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion from Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Northeastern University.