Jessica Andrews, ICPS

Jessica Andrews currently serves as the Director of Training & Capacity Building. In this capacity, Jessica is responsible for coordinating, planning, implementing and evaluating training events held across the state for youth and adults. Until 2011, Jessica served as the Director of the Georgia Teen Institute (GTI), GUIDE's annual training for youth action teams across the state.

Jessica has volunteered and worked in various capacities with community mobilization, youth development and substance abuse prevention since her first year at the Georgia Teen Institute in 1993 as a representative from Brookwood High School in Snellville. Before becoming the Director of GTI in 1998, Jessica worked her way up, serving as a Junior Counselor, Lead Junior Counselor, Adult Advisor, and Program Coordinator. Jessica's transition to the Director of Training & Capacity Building came from the high demand for her training and planning skills both locally and regionally.

During her time at GUIDE, Jessica has secured and maintained several crucial partnerships including those with the Governor's Office for Children and Families, various Family Connection collaboratives and a number of small prevention and youth development agencies. These partnerships have led to more than 75 workshops, trainings and events being conducted by GUIDE annually.

Jessica is an Internationally Certified Prevention Specialist through the Prevention Credentialing Consortium of Georgia, serves on the PCCG Board of Directors and regularly trains others in the Core Courses required by PCCG.

Jessica is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Organizational Development and Leadership.