Jess is a historical researcher and lifelong Niagara resident. She earned a Masters degree in history from Brock University in 2020, using GIS to investigate trade, communication networks, and economic development in Niagara during the early Loyalist period. She has built her career in heritage over the past decade and currently serves as the Director of Research & Collections at The Brown Homestead. Jess also consults part-time on projects relating to archaeology, property research, genealogy, historical report writing, digital history and public history.