In addition to her private dialects and speech coaching practice, Jessica has taught at University of California-Santa Barbara, California State University-Fullerton,  California State University-Los Angeles, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the New York Film Academy, among others. She also enjoys an ongoing teaching collaboration with Fitzmaurice Voicework Master Teacher Saul Kotzubei.  In New York, Jessica taught voice and speech at Barnard College for three years, and also was a guest artist at New York University and Marymount Manhattan College. As a critically acclaimed actress, Jessica has performed regionally and in New York at the American Conservatory Theatre, Shakespeare Sedona, and the Ohio Theater in SoHo (New York City), among others. She is a member of AEA, AFTRA, and VASTA.  Jessica graduated cum laude with a degree in theater from Barnard College and received her MFA in acting from the American Conservatory Theater.  She was certified as an associate teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework in 2004 and received additional speech and dialect training from Phil Thompson and Dudley Knight.