Jessica Shadrick

Jessica Shadrick has been employed in higher education for the past 15 years and has served in multiple roles and capacities. She currently serves as the Transfer Center Coordinator/Counselor for Fresno City College (FCC) and is the first African American woman to serve in this position in the college’s 115-year history. She has participated in multiple committees and constituency groups across campus and the state of California such as FCC Academic Senate, Curriculum Committee, Guided Pathways, Student Equity & Success Committee, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Transfer, Articulation and Student Services Committee, and California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) Student Equity Plan Taskforce Member and Transfer Counselor Website Advisory Committee. She also holds the position of CCCCO Region 5 Transfer Center Director Representative where she assists the region in legislative updates, streamlining processes and practices with the goal of increasing transfer rates among disproportionately impacted students.

Jessica has her master’s degree in counseling, with an option in marriage, child & family therapy. She was a practicing LMFT, and this background has given her the ability to navigate difficult and much-needed conversations. In her spare time, you can find Jessica teaching at California community colleges in the subjects of psychology, interdisciplinary studies, and counseling, or running around with her 10-year-old son. She is also a graduate of LFM Academy I and looks forward to giving back.