Hello, my name is Jessica! I was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, lived in Missouri during some of my college days, and, in 2013, moved to Texas, where I “got bit by the aerospace bug.” I’ve worked in the aerospace industry ever since, which has deepened my love for traveling, trying new things, and learning about every culture. I am an Instructional Designer, which is a fancy way of saying I develop training materials. In my spare time, I very much enjoy organizing, crafting, reading, going to the gym, watching a good show/movie, or laying in the hammock on a beautiful day. I recently joined the new Chorale at work and have enjoyed singing since I was a little girl – I did win first place at the age of six for singing an original song called, “It Could Happen That I Have a Horse.” I am also Vice President of the Family Matters group at work, which hosts multiple events a year. One of my goals is to build our adoption community at work. When asked write down my Why (as author Simon Sinek calls it), I wrote that my purpose is to help others succeed to the best of my ability. Since writing this down I’ve realized that even though I wrote it thinking solely about my job, I have discovered it’s my calling in everything I do – as a co-worker, a wife, auntie, daughter, sister, friend, Godmother, and, one day, mother. Another way that I help others succeed is by volunteering with the youth groups at church so they can learn more about their faith.
My wife is amazing! Everyone that meets her absolutely loves her and will tell you the same. She has an extremely kind, caring, and loving heart. I look forward to seeing her be a mother, because she is going to rock at it. Jessica is very organized, which explains why the Container Store is one of her happy places. She’s also very creative and her Cricut creations are fantastic, especially the T-shirts she makes. She is a steadfast listener, has amazing emotional intelligence, and she always seems to know the right thing to say. Her willingness to invest her time and energy to learning about others is inspiring and has helped me increase my willingness to socialize. Her faith helps me get closer to God every day, especially when she keeps us accountable and suggests new opportunities to serve our community and to get involved in our church. She is an amazing singer, very good at training others, which is probably why she’s so good at her job, and she makes really good pizza dough and green chile enchiladas.