Jess Ayden LI

Nonprofit consultant

As a social justice activist, certified executive coach, and consultant, Jess fosters cultures of equity, inclusion, and belonging in nonprofits and philanthropy. She has 15+ years of nonprofit experience working in the anti-violence movement with refugees, immigrants, and Global Majority/BIPOC communities.

She has held multiple nonprofit Executive Director (ED)/CEO positions, including the ED of San Francisco SafeHouse and the A/PI Domestic Violence Resource Project in Washington, D.C. Jess also has experience working for the United Nations Mission in Sudan and the International Rescue Committee.

Jess is a proud New Yorker currently based in Oakland, CA. She co-founded the API Giving Project and serves on the boards of the Asian Women’s Shelter and Pawsitive Alliance. In her free time, Jess trains dogs, travels, and hangs out with Hansyn and Kobe, her two rescue pups.

Key Identities: she/her/hers, Asian American, 1st gen immigrant, full-time dog mom, community organizer

Raised on Munsee Lenape land, occupying Mwuekma Ohlone land