(She/her) 2025
Jessica Lopez is a Marketing and Strategy Consultant with experience across B2B tech, EdTech, and the public sector. She has held roles at Amazon, Alation, OpenSesame, and the US Department of Labor, and currently works with organizations in the nonprofit sector on digital marketing strategy and brand positioning for disability inclusive marketing. Born without hands and feet, her lived experience informs her advocacy for accessible education and workplaces.
Across California, Jessica has held senior student leadership roles, including serving as President of Student Government and in state- and district-level positions. During her presidency, she authored a statewide resolution on disability inclusion that was adopted across the California Community Colleges system, expanding disability visibility and curriculum impact for two million students.
Building on this policy work, she led a year-long study funded by the Robert and Ethel Kennedy Center for Human Rights, producing the Anti-Ableism in Higher Education report. Distributed to more than 1,000 individuals and shared with over 300 institutions globally, the report garnered her invitations to keynote at Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.
As an Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholar, Jessica received $50,000 in scholarship funding for school and $30,000 in travel stipends to pursue public service. As an honors student, she utilized this support to defend a thesis examining the business case for accessible travel. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and graduated magna cum laude. Her advocacy and professional work have been featured in CNN, Verywell, and Fox.
