Jessica Scott comes to COGNITION with twenty years of experience in science education, non-profit management, and community engagement. Jessica lived in the midwest for ten years while she served as Gallery Leader at the Saint Louis Science Center, and as Education Director for The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC). She created NGRREC’s education program which later won the 2011 U.S. Water Prize for their commitment and success in promoting water education. She served four years on the Meeting of the Rivers Foundation Board, which assists the National Great Rivers Museum. Jessica met her husband, Peter, in Colorado where she held several positions in local government before becoming a regional director for a national non-profit. She is a proud auntie to her three nieces and nephews (all under the age of 4) and dog mom to her energetic Coonhound. Jessica has a biology degree from Swarthmore College.