Jessica Smith

Jessica Smith has over 15 years of experience in early childhood development and education. Jessica began their career as an Infant Teacher at YMCA Early Head Start in 2006. In 2007, they joined Community Development Institute Head Start, where they worked as an Infant/Toddler Teacher and later as an Education/Disabilities Coordinator. In 2009, Jessica joined Maternity Care Coalition as an Early Childhood Development Coordinator and eventually became the Early Head Start Director for Philadelphia County in 2015. Jessica has a proven track record of working with young children and coordinating programs to support their development.

Jessica Smith has a Master of Science degree in Organizational and Strategic Leadership from Neumann University. Jessica also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary / Special Education from Temple University.