Jessica Pryor joined CHHS in November 2019 as a Policy Analyst (Research Fellow) and is currently working for Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services’ Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Program. Jessicareceived her Master of Public Health (MPH) with a concentration in Community and Population Health from University of Maryland, Baltimore and her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Mary Washington.

Prior to working at CHHS, Jessica worked at the American Red Cross in New Mexico and the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland in organizational capacity building and volunteer management. While working at the American Red Cross, Jessica provided leadership for volunteer management, training, and response in areas including community preparedness, mass care, and recovery services.