Jessica Harris is from New Orleans, La. She attended high school and college in Colorado and has enjoyed living in Florida since 1994. Jessica Harris has been involved with the Deaf and Interpreting community since 1996. The first Deaf person she met was actually the instructor for her first sign language class. She received her Associate’s Degree in Sign Language Interpretation and received the 1997-1998 Outstanding Internship in Interpreter Training Award from Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL. At this time, she received her QA Level 3 interpreting credentials from the Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (F.R.I.D.).

Jessica Harris continued her education and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Sign Language Interpretation from the University of South Florida. During this time, she also enjoyed working for five years as a Program Director for the local Deaf Service Center. She is a former PAH!FRID President (Pasco and Hernando Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf). In 2004, she branched off to run her own Interpreting Agency. In addition, she provided 12 years of service as a Board Member for the non-profit organization Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services of Florida, Inc. She looks forward to continuing to be actively involved in the community and providing superior service to Florida.