Experience

Alare

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and CEO

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Jessica Swanson is the Founder and CEO of Alare, an online retail store that offers responsible fashion for women, men, and children. Alare's mission is to educate consumers about the perils of the fashion industry and offer eco-friendly, ethical, and vegan alternatives. We believe that together we can disrupt the fashion industry and create a more sustainable future for people and the planet.

• Founder and CEO

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2020

  Jessica Swanson is the Founder and CEO of BrilliantContent, a content writing agency located on Chicago's Northshore. BrilliantContent creates high-quality, engaging, and educational content for every imaginable industry from small business owners to large enterprises. BrilliantContent produces all forms of written content including blog posts, articles, press releases, ebooks, white-papers, and social media posts.



Illinois Writing Project

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching

• Co-Director

  • Sep 2006 - 2010

  Jessica Swanson served as Co-Director of the Illinois Writing Project, a subsidiary of the National Writing Project. Both organizations are devoted to researching and developing the processes that help writers of all ages utilize the power of writing. Jessica Swanson served as Co-Director of the Illinois Writing Project, a subsidiary of the National Writing Project. Both organizations are devoted to researching and developing the processes that help writers of all ages utilize the power of writing.



National-Louis University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Writing Consultant

  • Sep 2005 - 2008

  Jessica Swanson worked as a writing consultant for National-Louis University. Jessica consulted with several high schools throughout the Chicagoland area including Highland Park High School, Addison Trail High School, Tinley Park High School, South Shore High School, and Mather High School. Jessica offered in-depth staff development sessions that focused on current writing strategies for high school teachers across the curriculum. In addition, Jessica developed teacher leaders and encouraged schools to institute plans that insured instructional improvements that would sustain their programs in the long-term. Show less



Highland Park High School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher

  • Sep 1991 - Jun 2006

  Jessica Swanson taught high school English for many years. Her primary focus was to provide students with a life-long love of both reading and writing. As a writing teacher, Jessica utilized proven writing strategies including conducting student conferences, developing peer editing groups, publishing student work, developing student-generated learning logs, jigsaw activities, dialogue journals, and writing circles. Jessica's reading instruction focused primarily on the use of literature circles to enhance her students' understanding and love for literature. The literature circles met regularly with pre-assigned discussion roles that rotated each session. Some of the English classes Jessica taught included: - 20th Century Literature - Creative Writing - AP English - Journalism - Freshman English - Sophomore English - Reading Strategies - Film and Media - Science Fiction - British Literature - Contemporary Literature Show less