Jessie Atkin

Jessie Atkin is excited to serve on the Advisory Council to expand her leadership experience with the Den. Originally from Rochester, NY, Jessie earned her BA in English from Washington University in St. Louis and her MFA from American University. She lives in the DMV, where she works as a writer and communications professional.

Jessie has spent most of her career working for Jewish nonprofits, including Hillel International, The Ciesla Foundation, and a conservative synagogue in upstate New York.

Her fiction, essays, and plays have appeared in The Rumpus, HerStry, and The Jewish Women’s Archive, among others. Her play for young audiences, Generation Pan, was published by Pioneer Drama, and her debut board book, Oodles of Noodles, by Little Bee Books.

When she’s not writing, Jessie is an avid reader, theater-goer, and crafter, and a devoted fan of the NY Mets and Washington Mystics.