Jessica Dickinson Goodman
Impact Coach @Techwomen
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WORK HISTORY
Impact Coach @Techwomen
San Jose, CA, US
Managed culture exchange events for 60+ senior technology leaders from 16 countries- Coached winning team in international pitch competition in 2022, securing key seed grant- Supported development of an app to help Palestinian parents of children with Down Syndrome- Organizational representative on 6 official delegations and private delegation trips from 20••••19- Spoke in program for women/girls teaching Python, grant-writing (Sierra Leone, 2019)- Taught in program touching women/girls, teaching coding using weaving (Nigeria, 2018)- Lectured at University of Makeni, University of Sierra Leone on tech policy (Sierra Leone, 2017)- Trained 200+ entrepreneurs on user-centric design, fundraising (West Bank and Gaza, 2016)- Used Arabic languae skills to connect and bridge cultural divides (Jordan and Lebanon, 2013)
EDUCATION
Foothill College
Java, C++, Python, Linux Shell Scripting, Swift, Computer Science
Peninsula School
8th Grade Diploma
Georgetown University
Master of Arts - MA, Global, International, and Comparative History
Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
Master of Science - MS, Foreign Service
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
Ethics, History, and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Ethics, History and Public Policy, Minor in Vocal Performance
The Harker School
High School Diploma, Conservatory Voice Major
SKILLS
ABOUT JESSICA DICKINSON GOODMAN
Jessica Dickinson Goodman is a dual masters degree candidate seeking to combine a Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) with an MA in Global, International, and Comparative History, with a focus on the Middle East and West Africa. Jessica brings 15 years of international and domestic experiences in NGOs, government, and campaigns, specializing in gender, elections, technology, and human rights. She is former staff to now-U.S. Vice President Kamala D. Harris and has past experience at Harvard Law School, Stanford University, and Carnegie Mellon University.In addition to her work as a staffer, non-profit board president, and author, Jessica has spent a decade volunteering for the U.S. State Department-funded TechWomen program, that brings leading women in STEM from the Middle East, Africa, Central and South Asia to Silicon Valley for month-long fellowships at top tech companies. As an Impact Coach, Jessica helps her teams identify a socioeconomic issue back home, hone a solution, and pitch their idea to a roomful of investors. Her first team focused on improving Palestinians\' access to clean water in the West Bank and Gaza; her most recent team had an agtech proposal to help women farmers in northern Nigeria. Jessica has been honored to visit 1/3 of the countries in the Middle East and practices her Arabic daily.Jessica hopes to contribute to making our shared world more peaceful, just, prosperous, and free. She is inspired and thrilled by her Georgetown University cohort members and can\'t wait to work with them on campus.
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