Jessica Robertson will be serving as our interim Director of Development as we search for our new Executive Director and permanent Director of Development. Jessica is a graduate from the University of Virginia receiving her bachelor's at the College of Arts & Sciences and her master's from the School of Education. She started her career as a leadership annual gift officer at the College Foundation in 2016, managed several volunteer boards, supported the early UVA Democracy Initiative efforts, and has been a major gifts officer for three years. She recently joined the University Priorities team in October 2022 and is a Director of Major Gifts for pan-University initiatives. Jessica is originally from Amherst, Virginia and now lives in Palmyra, VA with her husband, son, and German Shepherd.