Jessi (she/her) is overjoyed to be a part of the James and the Giant Peach team. She graduated from Kent State University with a BM in Music Education and currently teaches choir and theater at Lebanon City Schools. Previous music directing credits include A Chorus Line, Beauty and the Beast, Chicago, The Wizard of Oz, Into the Woods Jr., and Tick, Tick...Boom!

Jessi would like to thank her wife, Samantha, for all of her love and support throughout this production and always. To the cast and crew: thank you for this spac-magical experience and "welcome home!"