Jessie graduated from Tulane University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, a Bachelor of Arts in French, and a minor in Spanish. Before law school, she spent time studying in Paris, France, and Havana, Cuba which sparked an interest in international law and politics. Jessie spent her 1L summer as a law clerk for Senator Marsha Blackburn on the Judiciary Committee. In addition to serving as the President of JLSA, Jessie is also a Notes Editor for the Virginia Journal of International Law and Director of the National Student Symposium for the Federalist Society. 

Rising 2L at UVA Law, graduated UVA undergrad in 2020 with a BA in history.