Meet our Maryland State Director, Jessica Cooper. Jessica initially
joined the NFIB/MD team as your Member Support Manager in September
2012, and was promoted to her current role in January 2014. She is
originally from Northern California where her family’s entrepreneurial
spirit and business roots stem from. Jessica’s parents owned and
operated a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop, a second generation family
owned financial practice, and a karate dojo. Growing up, Jessica and her
brothers worked at all three family-owned businesses, giving her a
firsthand understanding of both the unique challenges business owners
face and the benefits businesses provide our communities.
Previously,
Jessica worked for the American Motorcyclist Association as their
National Grassroots Coordinator, where her issue-campaigns successfully
influenced township procedures and changing a federal law. Her
background includes working with volunteers, political campaigns and
members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Jessica attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she studied Public Relations and Political Science.
Jessica and her husband, Rob, live in Maryland.
If you would like to contact Jessica you can reach her at [email protected], call (866) 518-6701 or follow her on twitter @SmallTownCoops.
