About me
JessAnn Smith is a queer Jewish educator, producer, and teaching artist based in NYC and has been a Faculty Educator with Foundation for Jewish Camp since 2023. In addition to her current role as program coordinator for the Teen + Young Adult Mental Health Initiative at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, she is a contract trainer for Keshet and a co-producer with Thank You For Coming Out. JessAnn is currently pursuing an MSW degree at Wurzweiler School of Social Work in New York and recently completed a postgraduate certificate in outdoor and adventure therapeutic practice from the University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, Actors' Equity Association, the Queer Big Apple Corps, and the Coney Island Polar Bears. JessAnn enjoys traveling, making music, being a dog mom, and open water swimming.