Jess Kirchner
Senior Policy Advisor, Children and Families, National Governors Association
Jess Kirchner serves as a Senior Policy Advisor for the NGA’s Center for Best Practices Children and Families division, where she has supported Governor’s human services priorities up through early childhood education and care for more than 5 years. Prior to joining the NGA, Jess was the Senior External Affairs Associate for Ballast Research, an Atlantic Media company, where she led the strategic communications, government relations, and events program for Ballast’s federal projects. Originally hailing from Boston, Jess graduated from the University of Connecticut with degrees in Political Science and Economics, and a minor in Middle East Studies.