Jessica works for the Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Foundation as a project manager in the S²Cities Program team. Before joining GIB, she worked in a therapy center with children and adolescents with mental challenges and in fundraising.
Jessica holds a BA in Social Work from the Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz and an MSc in Social Work from the Berner Fachhochschule, which are both in Switzerland. In her Master’s thesis, she dealt with the topic of resilience and trauma management in young children. She is also a member of the cantonal parliament of Basel-Stadt, where she campaigns for more equality, the participation of young people and the rights of queer people.

Areas of Expertise:

• Promoting resilience in children and young people
• Youth development
• Political processes
• Gender equality