Jessica Hessler, MPH, MSW, CHES® is the Chief Operating Officer and consultant at Elevyst, bringing her background in public health, social work, and human-centered design to project planning and management, instructional design and health education. She leverages her background in design theory, experience from working at various nonprofits, city government, and a community foundation, and over a decade in for-profit management to work with communities to solve problems creatively, advocate for equity in all sectors, and promote harm reduction. She previously served as a board member for Alpha House and The Open Door, and formerly chaired the development committee and volunteered for Prevention Point Pittsburgh.

She received her Bachelor of Arts in Design Studies/Design Management and Art History from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University and her Master of Public Health in Behavioral and Community Health Sciences and Master of Social Work in Community Organizing and Social Action from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist.

She is based in Akron, OH.