Executive Director
The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans
Metairie, LA
Jessica Dandridge-Smith has been the Executive Director of the Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans since 2019. Since starting her career as a youth organizer in 2005, she has worked for or collaborated with over two dozen organizations in Greater New Orleans and nationally. J In her current work, Jessica is the Co-Chair of the NASEM's Climate Resiliency Roundtable and a Commissioner for the state of Louisiana's CPRA. In 2023, Jessica was part of the inaugural Obama Leader USA Cohort and was named in the 40 under 40 Greater New Orleans Region.
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FRI-FS-08: Water as Conduit of Violence: How the Mississippi River Shaped Cancer Alley
Friday, October 10, 2025
8:15 AM – 4:30 PM CT