Jessica De Simone

Faculty Assistant to Liz McKenna

Civic Power Lab

jessica_de_simone@hks.harvard.edu

About

Jessica joined Harvard Kennedy School as a faculty assistant in 2014, and in this role, she supports faculty members in various administrative tasks. Prior to joining HKS, Jessica was an English teacher and a translator/interpreter in Italy. She is fluent in English, Italian, and Spanish and can speak some French and Portuguese.

Jessica has led weekly meditations for the community at Harvard Kennedy School. Jessica holds a master’s degree in languages for cultural event planning from the University of Modena, a bachelor’s degree in modern languages for translation and interpretation from the University of Bologna at Forlì, and a degree in healing sciences from the Barbara Brennan School of Healing.

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