Jessica Paul Werner
Moon Snail Consulting Nonprofit Leadership Consultant
Seattle, WA
Jessica Paul Werner led Youth Development Executives of King County (YDEKC) since its inception in 2011 until fall 2022, building the coalition of more than 100 executive leaders of youth serving organizations and establishing YDEKC as a thought leader in the fields of youth development, social emotional learning and collective impact. Jessica has more than two decades of experience in advancing the youth development field, with a focus on ensuring that we are creating more equitable environments for our kids, and also for the adults that support them. Jessica built her interest and expertise in positive youth development theory and practice over the course of nine years supporting youth programming for the YMCA of Greater Seattle, following the completion of her MPA at the University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy and Governance in 2002 with a focus on non-profit management. Jessica is a proud graduate of Seattle Public Schools, Occidental College (American Studies major), and two years of service as an AmeriCorps*VISTA member in Sitka, Alaska and Portland, Maine. Jessica is a member of the Tlingit-Haida Nation, and now lives with her family in Shoreline, Washington.