Jessica received her Bachelor of Music Therapy degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2007 and her Master of Arts in Music Therapy from Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods College, Indiana in 2012. In 2010, Jessica co-authored and published Guitar Skills for Music Therapists and Music Educators, with Peter Meyer and Erin Ebnet. Jessica began her career in 2007, working for Woodbury Health Care Center as their music therapist and created a National Roster Music Therapy Internship for that site. From 2013 to 2023, she worked in hospice care at Allina Health, also supervising interns. Jessica recently transitioned to her new role in 2023 as Clinical Coordinator for the Augsburg Music Therapy Program. Jessica served as the President of the Minnesota Music Therapy Association (2012-2018) and the Professional Advocacy Representative for the GLR region of the American Music Therapy Association (2016-2021).