Jessica is the Senior Director of Providence Institute for a Healthier Community. Jessica has over 30 years of experience in grassroots community health education, community building, advocacy, and individual behavior change. Her work in public health for almost 25 years, covering the full spectrum of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, gave her a deep appreciation of fundamental importance of caring for and nurturing human dignity, compassion for those not seen or understood, and for the strength and power that comes from working with community. 

In her work with Providence Institute for a Healthier community, she has launched several efforts aimed at fostering community connection, improving access to resources, and facilitating meaningful and sustainable prevention efforts that are by and for community.

Jessica Burt holds a master's degree in public health, community health education/ health behavior from California State University, Long Beach. She is a trained WellCoach®, and a certified children’s yoga instructor.  In addition to her certifications, she has been a facilitator of several national educational programs: Increasing Human Effectiveness through the EDGE Learning Institute, BodyWorks – strong girls and healthy women through the Office of Women’s Health, and FamilyStrong™ – building strong and healthy families.

Jessica has special interests in how to create environments that support equity and well-being; optimize energy; and narrow the gap between what we value and what we do.