Jessi Hedlund

Jessi Hedlund currently serves as the JAG Expansion Manager at United Way of the Midlands since July 2023. Prior to this role, Jessi was the Career Program Manager and Internship Coordinator at Avenue Scholars Foundation from April 2022 to June 2023. Experience includes positions at Central Plains Center For Services as a Higher Education Liaison & PALS Coach and Independent Living Specialist (January 2019 - April 2022), and as a Career Advisor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (August 2017 - January 2019). Jessi served as an Educational Specialist for the Peace Corps in rural Colombia from August 2014 to November 2016, and taught Spanish at Lewis Central Community School from August 2012 to May 2014. Educational qualifications include a Master’s Degree in Education Administration with a focus on Student Affairs from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, alongside additional master's coursework in Special Education and a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish Language and Literature, Criminology, and Education from Colorado State University.