Jessica Black

Jessica Black is a data-driven higher education administrator and hands-on leader with more than 11 years of experience managing student financial services for both private and public postsecondary institutions. Jessica’s career in financial aid began when she worked as a student financial aid assistant for the University of Oregon, where she regularly leveraged her knowledge of financial aid processes to assist her peers. She most recently served as Assistant Director of Financial Aid at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where she fostered student access to higher education by overseeing a wide variety of daily operations, including processing applications, spearheading the transformation of outdated systems to more intuitive tools, establishing cross-departmental partnerships, and meticulously managing multiple funding streams for a diverse student population. Jessica holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Business Administration from the University of Oregon and earned a Professional Judgement Certificate, as well as an application processing credential, from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.