Bio
Jessica has more than 15 years’ experience in federal regulatory compliance and business law. She has guided Fortune 500 companies in their global trade regulatory compliance objectives. She is currently a Director at ASCM, the premier professional association for supply chain and operations management and the leading provider of research, education and certification programs that elevate supply chain excellence, innovation and resilience. While a manager in Deloitte Tax LLP Customs and Global Trade practice group, she conducted in-depth assessments of clients’ policies and procedures. With a deep technical knowledge of global trade regulations, Jessica has been responsible for designing and delivering best practices compliance training programs for clients in diverse and highly regulated sectors, including textiles, wearing apparel and footwear. She edited and managed Deloitte Tax Customs and Global Trade eminence publication, The Link Between Transfer Pricing & Customs Valuation, one of the most authoritative guides of its kind, compiling essential information regarding import valuation and implications of related party pricing in over 50 countries.
While in private practice, she successfully advocated clients’ positions before federal regulatory agencies and represented clients in penalty actions before U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. She served as chair of practice committees for the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations and has published on issues pertaining to import regulations.
With a keen interest in education, Jessica has designed and delivered continuing legal education courses for the Chicago Bar Association and the International Trade Club of Chicago. Aware of the challenges facing the 21st century lawyer, she is collaborating with IIT Chicago-Kent’s Institute for Law and the Humanities to develop and deliver courses on mindfulness and resilience. She is adjunct faculty at Loyola University, School of Continuing and Professional Studies where she teaches Law and the Regulatory Environment of Business.
She is a proud alumna of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where she graduated with honors. She completed the program in International and Comparative Law from IIT Chicago Kent College of Law. Jessica was awarded a scholarship to complete her Master of Arts in Italian Language and Literature from Indian University – Bloomington and studied at the Universitá di Bologna.
