Jessica Pontarelli
Biography
- Joined Swearer Center Staff in 2022
- M.S. Organizational Leadership
- B.A. Communications
Jessica leads the communications team at the Swearer Center. In this role, she provides focused, strategic and high-level communications and stewardship support to the Swearer Center as a whole. She also handles strategic communication for the Office of Community Engagement. Additionally, Jessica oversees the Community Storytelling Fellowship. She joined Brown University in 2015, where she began communicating in the sciences. She then moved into the Division of Finance and Administration communicating internally to Brown’s 3000+ employees through the Office of University Human Resources.
Born and raised in Rhode Island, she completed her undergraduate studies in Communications at Rhode Island College. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Organizational Leadership as well as professional certifications in copy editing and graphic design.