Jessica was born and raised in New York City and, fun fact, she made her professional debut on ABC’s One Life to Live as “Baby Jessica.” Jessica was a serious ballet student growing up and trained at the Manhattan Youth Ballet and Ballet Academy East. She attended The Boston Conservatory and received a B.F.A. in Dance. Since graduating college, Jessica performed as a dancer in many musicals around the country. While performing, she began teaching dance to children and has continued to teach for the past twelve years. When she is not teaching, she is writing books for children. Paws Elementary is her picture book debut.