Jessica Sanon

Jessica Sanon is passionate about supporting and building economic mobility and capacity for vulnerable communities. In 2017, Jessica founded sySTEMic flow, a socially driven organization aiming to advance STEM learning for women who identify as Black, Indigenous, and Person of color (BIPOC). She has developed and implemented inclusive programs that really tackle the issues surrounding retention of BIPOC women in STEM through a holistic model that bridges the educational and workforce gap within the industry. Jessica also has experience in workforce and business development. She developed, implemented, and oversaw several career exploration and training programs that provided youth access to career opportunities and worked with business leaders on their organizations' recruitment and retention efforts. Jessica sees the work she does as a community effort, focusing on addressing members' needs by continuously listening to members' perspectives in an open, safe-space, and collaborative environment. Jessica earned her MBA at the Heller School with a concentration in Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Management from Brandeis University; she was elected as the 2018 student commencement speaker of her MBA class. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Statistics and Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The Definition of Me is “celebration, elevation, and appreciation”.