Jessica Neely

Jessica Neely joined SEEC’s staff in 2016 as Director of the Community and Employment Network. During the 2019-2020 year, Jessica left Maryland to pursue a Masters of Arts in Teaching for Social Justice degree with the Spark Teacher Institute in Vermont. She rejoined SEEC in June of this year and has stepped into the position of Director of Knowledge Management. In this role, Jessica oversees a team responsible for the development and implementation of knowledge management activities. These include promoting evidence-based practices, managing data-driven systems change to continuously improve service delivery, and developing training and educational initiatives.

Prior to working with SEEC, Jessica served as a Division Director with The Arc Prince George’s County where she helped facilitate in that agency’s transition to community-based supports. She also served as The Arc’s Director of Family Services and Community Affairs, Jessica brings her love of equity, education, and community options for all people to SEEC. After a first career in education, she worked as the executive director of an arts and literature nonprofit in Washington, D.C., promoting reading, writing, and literacy.

In addition to the MAT in Social Justice, Jessica holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Vassar College and an M.A. in English from Stanford University. She is the mother of a daughter and two sons in their 20’s.