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Jessica Rao

Jessica is an award-winning journalist and media professional with extensive experience in the business, lifestyle, and corporate/PR sectors. She’s held contributor roles at CNBC and Gannett, and has overseen communications for Fortune 500 companies.

In addition to her media career, Jessica is the author of three middle-grade books published by McGraw Hill. She has performed at Writer’s Read, a live essay reading series, and her work appears in two 650 Anthologies — At the Bar and Back to High School.

Jessica honed her creative writing skills at the Sarah Lawrence Writing Institute and is seeking representation for her first novel Tuesday Night Special. Jessica currently serves as the Vice President of the White Plains Library Foundation Board and she hosts and produces “Books & Brew,” a new author series benefiting the foundation. She has also produced the live storytelling show StoryBOOM and the Writers’ Salon at Yellow Studio.