SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jessica Kort, communications and program associate for the Jewish Community Foundation, has been named as a fellow of the San Diego Leadership Alliance.
Kort will participate for six months in SDLA’s New Leaders Council Institute program, which “provides young progressive professionals with skills and relationships to make changes in San Diego.”
According to a statement from SDLA, “his year’s program includes local faculty who volunteer to share their expertise in communications, political organizing, fundraising and policy. The institute also pairs each fellow with a mentor who will guide them through a post-graduation development plan that each fellow writes for him/herself.”
With the Jewish Community Foundation, Kort maintains the organization’s publicity, coordinates media relations and client communications as well as collaborates on young adult and teen programs.
She previously served as the Assistant Communications Director of SCHAP, an organization committed to sustainable international development and Program Coordinator at Temple Emanu-El of San Diego. Her background includes nonprofit administration, event planning, graphic design, fundraising and marketing.
Kort earned her bachelor’s degree in International Studies, Anthropology from University of California, San Diego and her master’s degree in International Conflict Studies from King’s College London.
Though a native San Diegan, Jessica spent many years living abroad, has a soft spot for London and always has her next trip in mind. She occasionally fits in sewing, camping, painting and yoga. She actively participates in the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, Emerging Practioners in Philanthropy and volunteers locally and nationally for Alpha Epsilon Phi.
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Preceding based on material provided by the San Diego Leadership Alliance.