Jessica Pearson

Jessica Pearson has been appointed legislative and policy advisor at the Delta Stewardship Council, where she has served as senior policy advisor since 2011. Pearson previously served as deputy secretary at the California Natural Resources Agency and worked at the California Department of Water Resources as policy advisor to the director. There, she was also the special assistant to the chief deputy director from 2006 to 2007. A graduate from the University of California Davis, Pearson earned a Master of Science degree in community development.

In 2010, the Delta Reform Act created the Delta Stewardship Council, where team members, like Pearson, work to provide reliable water supply for California as well as protect, restore, and improve the Delta ecosystem.