Director, Southwest
Jessica Colburn is thrilled to join J Street as Regional Director in the Southwest. Jessica has 13 years of diverse organizational and development experiences working with individuals, corporations, advisors, and foundations to advance civil rights, civil liberties, and social justice.
Prior to J Street, Jessica provided strategic development consulting for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and executed a comprehensive fundraising strategy for their 60th anniversary campaign. Earlier she spent 8.5 years at the ACLU of Southern California leading the individual giving team during a time of historic growth.
A Maryland native, Jessica studied Philosophy, Human Rights, and Social Work at the University of Southern California. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband and three young children.