ADVOCACY
impacted resident | grassroots organizer | national environmental advocate
Local
train derailment and chemical disaster -
East Palestine, Ohio
Jess is a thoughtful community leader impacted by a chemical disaster in her community. She has lead the charge on bringing medical resources, environmental testing and relocation assistance to her community. Jess also advocates for safer rail and improved emergency response services.
Regional
appalachia to gulf south
Jess focuses on teamwork within communities and supporting a just, safe transition away from plastic production, with a primary focus on Appalachia. In the Gulf South, she collaborates with local leaders to address the deep-rooted, generational systemic injustices tied to the entire lifecycle of plastic production.
National
ban vinyl chloride
After a disaster in her own community, Jess discovered that vinyl chloride—a key chemical in PVC plastic production—was harming other communities as well. She now leads a national campaign to ban vinyl chloride.
