Open Space Institute
Jessica Watson is the Vice President of Conservation Communities at Open Space Institute, where Jessica oversees the implementation of key activities to promote equity within and outside the land trust community. Jessica has also served as the Citizen Action and Education Manager, focusing on grassroots empowerment and capacity building initiatives. With a background in English Literature, Jessica has experience as an Instructor at Rutgers University and has held various roles in operations and finance.
Open Space Institute
We protect land that supports the things we can’t live without — like clean water, climate protection, and healthy communities — and safeguard the places that make life worth living, like parks for recreation and plant and animal habitat. Over the past 40 years, we’ve helped save millions of acres through land acquisition, funding, and research and advocacy. We’re also increasing access to the great outdoors through our support of grassroots efforts and park enhancement projects.