Jessica Chacko

Jessica Chacko is the Management Support Assistant in the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Global Affairs. She assists with fund management, budget monitoring and purchasing. Jessica also provides ad hoc program support to Working Land and Seascapes and Earth Optimism projects. Before joining the Smithsonian, she worked on research, business development, and communications for a higher education grants consulting firm. She graduated with a BA in International Relations from the University of Georgia, during which she studied abroad in Italy and Costa Rica. Outside of the office, Jessica enjoys attending concerts, traveling, brushing up on her Spanish skills, and amateur printmaking.