Jessie joined the MNR staff as a biologist in the spring of 2013. She has a B.A. in Biology with a minor in Environmental Studies from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL. Jessie recently earned her M.S. degree in Conservation Biology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; her thesis research involved the assessment near-shore aquatic habitat and fish assemblages in Minnesota lakes. Thus far, Jessie’s work with MNR has included data review, spatial data management, and wetland monitoring/delineation.