Instructor

Jessica Jaymes Purdy (she/her) is an LGBTQ+ advocate, organizational culture strategist, educator, and nonprofit leader specializing in diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, accessibility, organizational culture, and workplace engagement.

As Executive Partner of Culture and Operations for Lancaster County Chooses Love, Jessica oversees organizational culture, policy development, volunteer engagement, and the Inclusion Institute, where she designs and delivers professional education programs focused on LGBTQ+ cultural competency, transgender inclusion, accessibility, equity, and belonging.

Jessica brings more than two decades of leadership experience spanning nonprofit leadership, human resources, organizational development, community engagement, and adult education. Through her work as Founder and CEO of FIC Human Resource Partners, she has developed innovative frameworks and assessment tools used by organizations to improve workplace culture, employee engagement, leadership effectiveness, and inclusion outcomes.

Her expertise is informed by both professional practice and lived experience as a panromantic, asexual transgender woman, allowing her to provide authentic, evidence-informed instruction that bridges policy, practice, and human impact.