Jessica Queener
Senior Policy Advisor @U.S. Department Of Labor
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Policy Advisor @U.S. Department Of Labor
Washington, DC, US
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) is the only non-regulatory federal agency that promotes policies and coordinates with employers and all levels of government to increase workplace success for people with disabilities. ODEP promotes the adoption and implementation of ODEP policy strategies and effective practices — meaning those that ODEP has developed and/or validated — that will impact the employment of people with disabilities. ODEP\'s approach is to drive systems and practice changes by disseminating ODEP policy strategies and effective practices, sharing information, and providing technical assistance to government agencies, service providers and non-governmental entities, as well as public and private employers.
EDUCATION
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
BA, Political Science
The George Washington University
Ed.D., Applied Neuroscience and Special Education
The George Washington University
MA, Transition Special Education
Cornell University
Executive MPA, Public Administration
Karns High School
Honors Diploma
ABOUT JESSICA QUEENER
For over 20 years, Jessica Queener, Ed.D, has been collaborating with key stakeholders in assisting individuals with disabilities in transitioning into adult life. Dr. Queener is a Senior Policy Advisor with the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) at the U.S. Department of Labor. As a Senior Policy Advisor, Jessica assists ODEP in developing and influencing policies and practices that increase the number and quality of employment opportunities for youth and young adults with disabilities.Prior to ODEP, Jessica was a Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program Specialist with the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) at the U.S. Department of Education. As a VR Program Specialist, Jessica managed federal discretionary grants and provided technical assistance to state VR agencies in assisting with individuals with disabilities to maximize their employment, independence, and integration into the community and the competitive labor market. Prior to her federal role, Jessica was the Project Manager of the Vocational Rehabilitation Youth Technical Assistance Center (Y-TAC), funded by RSA, and the Senior Program Associate of the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD), funded by ODEP, at the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL). Prior to IEL, Jessica managed the communications and outreach as well as assisted in the programmatic activities for the Youth Transitions Collaborative at The HSC Foundation. The Youth Transitions Collaborative, developed by The HSC Foundation, brought together multiple organizations (50+) that focused on transitions-related services, research, policies and best practices to help young people with disabilities transition from adolescence to adulthood and school to work. In 2015, Jessica graduated from the doctoral Special Education and Neuroscience Excellence program at The George Washington University. She concentrated her research in the area of youth transition related to postsecondary education for students with disabilities. Her dissertation examined the post-school outcomes (e.g, education, employment, and independent living) for students with learning disabilities who participated in a tiered transition program focused on career development in Washington, DC. She has earned a M.A. in Transition Special Education from The George Washington University and a B.A. in Political Science from The University of Tennessee.
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