Jessica Dreistadt

Current

Author and Publisher at Ashley and Tiana
Instructor at DeSales University
Executive Director at Family Connection

Founding Director at The Fruition Coalition

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Past

Coordinator of Advocacy and Outreach at SecondHarvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley/CACLV

Education

Lehigh University
Eastern University

Connections

20 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

Jessica Dreistadt’s Summary

Over ten years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Founded the Fruition Coalition. Edited and published The People Pages: Resources for Social Change. Executive produced Food for Thought: Hunger in the Lehigh Valley. Published various articles on social and political issues.

Jessica Dreistadt’s Specialties:

Nonprofit management and organizational development, community organizing and advocacy. research, writing, and editing, public relations, event planning, and communications, education for small groups and individuals, technology and information management

Jessica Dreistadt’s Experience

Author and Publisher

Ashley and Tiana

(Publishing industry)

June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

Ashley and Tiana will be published in July 2009.
Ashley and Tiana is the story of two unlikely friends, Ashley Glazier and Tiana Thompson, who meet at summer camp in Pennsylvania during the summer of 1982. Tiana, who lives in the Bronx, is into Hip Hop and Ashley, who lives in Greenwich Village, is into punk rock. After an awkward meeting, they become best friends and learn that they, and their music, have a lot more in common than they first realized. Following a series of adventures, their summer culminates in the most highly anticipated and exciting event of their young lives. Ashley and Tiana is an inspirational, educational, and entertaining story for girls and boys of all ages about the value of friendship, persevering in the face of challenges, and embracing the everyday joys of life.
Instructor

DeSales University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

I teach the public relations and evaluation for nonprofits classes in the ACCESS program for nontraditional students.
Executive Director

Family Connection

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

April 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)

Family center in the Easton Area School District providing early childhood, after school, family support, and parenting programs.
Founding Director

The Fruition Coalition

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

March 2001 — Present (8 years 9 months)

Management, communications, and technology support for grassroots nonprofit organizations
Coordinator of Advocacy and Outreach

SecondHarvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley/CACLV

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

April 2004 — April 2006 (2 years 1 month)