Leadership Initiatives
Jessica B has a diverse and extensive work experience in various sectors. Jessica served as the Chief Operating Officer at Leadership Initiatives, where they successfully managed development projects in northern Nigeria and built a strong team to achieve organizational goals. Prior to this, they worked as the Youth Programs Director at the same organization, where they designed a curriculum for pre-college internships and implemented activities in sub-Saharan Africa. Jessica also has experience as an Educator at Baltimore City Public Schools, creating a conducive learning environment for students, and as a Teacher at Banghak Elementary School in Seoul, South Korea, where they developed and implemented English lesson plans. Additionally, they worked as a Research Assistant at Millennium Cities Initiative, where they conducted research, compiled findings, and prepared reports on urban development and poverty reduction.
Jessica B. earned a Master's degree in Education from the Johns Hopkins University School of Education, which they attended from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's degree in International Development at American University, where they studied from 2004 to 2008.
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Leadership Initiatives
Leadership Initiatives is committed to bringing the opportunity of economic prosperity to communities around the world. LI empowers individuals and groups to take control of their circumstances through education, business creation, and the application of practical skills. We help individuals and communities forge the connections necessary to solve local problems using existing community resources. In the process, we train a new generation of innovative, resourceful leaders poised to catapult their neighborhoods, regions, and nations forward. Vital services are made more accessible to the community while individual standards of living improve. And each enterprise serves as a model for similar initiatives in surrounding regions. Our community participants learn, do, and then teach others, creating an ever-expanding cycle of economic and personal growth. The Leadership Initiatives office in Nigeria is located at MAS-HABA Plaza, No. 1 Shira Road, Off Zango - Federal Low-Cost Road Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria. LI currently employees five full-time staff members to train business owners, work with our partnering organizations, and act as translators between our students and our business partners.