UUA Program Associate for Women's Issues
(UUWF Clara Barton Intern)
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As Program Associate for Women's Issues, Jessica
will advocate on issues specifically pertaining to women, including
reproductive justice and women in poverty, and will provide resources
and opportunities for Unitarian Universalist congregations and leaders
to advocate for these causes. Her background is in communications,
having previously worked for the Friends Committee on National
Legislation (Quaker) and other nonprofit organizations in the
Washington, D.C., area.
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Jessica has been an active lay leader in
Unitarian Universalism since she was a youth, and she serves currently
in several leadership roles at the national level. A native of
Pittsburgh, Jessica is a member of the Universalist National Memorial
Church and a 2008 graduate of Earlham College.
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The UUWF Clara Barton Internship for Women's Issues was
established in 2002 by UUWF's $200,000 donation and our assistance to
the UUA in raising a matching amount for the permanent endowment that
funds this internship.
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