Welcome Aboard Jessica Palmer!

Friends of the Chicago River is pleased to welcome Jessica Palmer as our new development and membership coordinator. Jessica brings more than 15 years of nonprofit development and administrative experience to Friends, with expertise in donor relations, gift processing, database management, grant support, donor communications, and fundraising events.

Her previous experience includes roles with the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center, Care for Real, and the Art Institute of Chicago. A lifelong Chicagoan, Jessica holds a B.A. in English and an M.F.A. in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia College Chicago.