Jessica is a board certified family nurse practitioner (FNP).  She graduated from Fordham University with a BA in communications and media studies in 2009. During her time at Fordham, she was impacted by a medical condition that inspired her to pursue a career in nursing. In 2012, she graduated from Adelphi University with a BS in Nursing and went on to pursue a career in pediatrics as a registered nurse at Cohen Children’s Medical Center.  Her academic and professional experience cultivated an interest in working with adolescents, young adults, and patients with chronic conditions. She completed her Master's degree in science and nursing at Hofstra University and graduated with distinction in May 2020. She then went on to pursue a career focused on the care of patients with cystic fibrosis at the Northwell LIJ Adult Cystic Fibrosis center as the clinical program manager. In addition to her role as the clinical program manager, she is involved in direct patient care and sees patients clinically as the nurse practitioner on the CF care team. She is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society and the Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island (NPA-LI).