Jesse joined Lake Research Partners in 2015. Jesse works primarily with issue advocacy organizations, non-profits, government agencies, and foundations surrounding a range of social issues including issues of women’s leadership, seniors and aging, transportation, the environment, social security, education, children, national security, gender-based violence and harassment, healthcare, reproductive healthcare, and workplace diversity. In addition to a wide range of experience conducting quantitative and qualitative research, Jesse is also a certified focus group moderator. Prior to joining LRP, Jesse worked as a paralegal in New York City, volunteered for political campaigns in Massachusetts, and worked as an archives assistant at the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. A New Jersey native, Jesse holds a B.A. in Government and English Language and Literature from Smith College of Massachusetts.