Jess is a creative science communicator, using poetry, music and theatre to build resilient communities that care for country. 

She has worked as a creative producer with Multicultural Arts Victoria and The Little Theatre Company, overseeing several large-scale events, workshops, mentoring and creative development programs. 

Up until January 2020, Jess co-presented and produced All Our Stories on PBS 106.7FM. The program aimed to shine a light on local stories and featured poets, writers, musicians and passionate minds who felt mis or under-represented in mainstream media. In the nearly 9 years broadcasting she interviewed over 800 guests, including musicians, visual artists, poets, academics, historians, activists, community leaders and curators.

Continuing her love for the art of radio and broadcast, Jess continues to work as a freelance audio
producer, creating podcasts and radio documentaries for the ABC, Monash University, Arts Centre Melbourne and Climactic. In 2022 she created a piece about Werribee South's Market Gardens, broadcast on ABC Radio. In 2024, Jess completed an episodic audio project with All The Queen’s Men and Arts Centre Melbourne that celebrates the invaluable contributions of Australian LGBTIQA+ artists and performers.

In 2020 Jess completed a Masters of Environment with Distinction, researching climate change
mitigation and adaptation strategies from the local to global. She is now working as Program Manager at the Werribee River Association, delivering projects that use creativity and the arts to build community resilience, an understanding of the local ecology and grassroots action.

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Jess continues to use sound and story as a tool to build understanding, connection and empowerment.