Jessica Presher is the senior director of finance, HR, and operations at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. She is responsible for ensuring that Equitable Growth has the internal systems and infrastructure in place to support its teams and enable the organization to meet its mission. Presher has spent more than a decade in nonprofit business operations, with experience in both start-ups and high-growth organizations. Prior to joining Equitable Growth, she was the chief operating officer at Miriam’s Kitchen, where she built out the organization’s Human Resource and Finance departments and streamlined systems to allow the organization to double in size. Presher holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a minor in religion from Wofford College and is a senior certified professional with the Society of Human Resource Management.