Jessa is an integrated arts producer with a three-decade career in Canadian arts and culture. Most recently, she is founder of ArtsPond, a non-profit boosting social, spatial, economic, digital, and equity justice in Canadian arts and culture. Since 2014, ArtsPond’s major actions include Groundstory, DigitalASO, Artse United, and I Lost My Gig Canada. Jessa was recognized with the Humberto Santos Award in Business and Administration in 2006, and was selected as a member of the Toronto Arts Council’s Leaders Lab in 2019.