Jess Burnquist

Jessica Burnquist is the vice president of Education and Youth Empowerment at Creative Visions and is the co-founder of Kindred Spirits, a human rights-focused education blog. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Time, Redbook and various online and print journals. In addition to her MFA in creative writing, Jessica has a certificate in digital marketing and is currently pursuing certification in nonprofit management. She is a Sylvan Apple Award winner for teaching and a graduate of the Freedom Writers Teacher Institute. Her poetry chapbook, You May Feel Your Way Past Me is available from Dancing Girl Press.