Staff Bio

Jessica Linares

Deputy Director of Programs & Leadership Development

Jessica is a San Francisco native from the Mission District. She attended public school from K-12th and continued on to SFSU where she majored in Civil Engineering. However, her focus for the last 15 years has been intentionally infusing Youth Development into Extended Day Programming. Having experienced first hand the benefits of Jamestown programming as a middle schooler, Jessica is passionate about providing similar support and opportunities to Mission District youth through strong partnerships between schools and the community.