Career Development
Building Communities and Creating Movements
What does it take to build a community? How do you create a movement that shifts culture and perspectives? Let's talk to change makers who are doing it locally!
Jessica Porta
Executive Director, HQ Raleigh
Raleigh-Durham
Jess Porta is the Executive Director of HQ Raleigh, an entrepreneurial community in the heart of Raleigh, NC. Jess works to help start-up companies connect with the resources they need to grow their businesses. Jess’s passion for helping others is rooted in her background in human rights. Prior to her role as Director, Jess ran her own consulting company for educational and human rights organizations and was the Training and Education Manager for the Salvation Army’s Anti-Human Trafficking Program, Project FIGHT. She received her Masters of International Studies from NC State University. Jess is also a children’s book author and consultant with the North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture.
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