I Am Jazz Author Jessica Herthel

Jessica Herthel is the co-author of the children’s book, I Am Jazz, which is both critically-acclaimed and also an American Library Association Top 10 Banned Book in America.  She will tell the story of how she came to write Jazz Jenning's story as a children's book, why loud and visible straight allyship is so important.

A graduate of Harvard Law School, Jessica spent several years in private law practice in New York, Los Angeles, and Boca Raton before taking time off to raise her three daughters and travel abroad in the United Arab Emirates.  Upon returning to Florida, Jessica began working on LGBTQ-inclusive projects with Broward County Public Schools’ Office of Diversity, Cultural Outreach & Prevention.  In that office Jessica oversaw the development of inclusive curriculum and lesson plans for elementary, middle, and high school students; she was also the primary editor of Broward County’s “LGBTQ Critical Support Guide” which…