Jessica Brittingham grew up in Mission Viejo, California, and moved to Boston for college in 1997. An avid history lover, Jess earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2000. She pursued her passion for writing and earned a Master’s Degree in Professional Writing from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2007.  Following her dream to teach, she taught fourteen years of high school English in Westport and Dartmouth before assuming her role as Technology Integration Specialist with Uxbridge Public Schools.  Jess is a Google Certified Trainer, a Google Certified Coach, a MassCUE Instructor, and a collaborator with EdTech Teacher.  In her career, Jess has had the opportunity to present at multiple conferences including: MassCUE in Massachusetts, ACTEM in Maine, the Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference (CMTC) in New Hampshire, and most recently at ISTE in New Orleans. Recently, Jess began working on her doctorate degree in Educational Leadership at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and she expects to earn her Ed.D. in 2025.  Jess lives with her musical family in New Bedford, MA, and is the proud mother of 2 girls, Rowan and Harper, and the proud-stepmother of 3 boys, Christopher, Matthew, and Zachary.