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Policy | Strategy | Leadership

Jessica
M. Loya

I help organizations and leaders move from intention to impact — building stronger strategy, deeper community trust, and lasting results in the policy and advocacy space.

LATINA FOUNDER
LGBTQ LEADER
COALITION BUILDER
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMIN
ASPEN IDEAS FELLOW
NATIONAL URBAN FELLOW
" The most effective organizations and leaders don't just set goals - they build the relationships, strategy and trust to actually achieve them."

$10M+

GRANTS & MAJOR GIFTS SECURED

4

BOARDS & ADVISORY COUNCILS

10+ 

YEARS OF ADVOCACY

2

NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP

RECOGNITIONS

HOW TO WORK WITH ME

Three Ways to Engage 

01

Strategic Consulting

For nonprofits, foundations, and corporations ready to strengthen their strategy, deepen stakeholder relationships, and build the organizational capacity to deliver on their mission — wherever they are in that journey.

Grant Writing & Funding Strategy

Coalition Building & Facilitation

Policy Analysis & Advocacy

Program Design & Analysis

Participatory Initiatives (Policy Development, Grantmaking, etc.)

Rapid Response Campaigns

Interim Executive Leadership

Member & Community Engagement

Short & Long-Term Strategic Planning

02

Coaching & Mentoring

For professionals — especially BIPOC and LGBTQ+ emerging leaders — ready to build their careers, confidence, and impact with someone who gets it.

1:1 Career Coaching

Resume & Interview Support

Leadership Development

Professional Mentoring

New Manager Leadership Support

03

Thought
Leadership

Bringing a decade of experience across federal government, nonprofit leadership, and national advocacy campaigns to stages, panels, advisory roles, and boards where sharp strategic thinking and honest perspective are needed most.

Keynote & Panel Speaking

Advisory Committee Service

Board Membership

Media & Podcast Appearances

Substack & Writing

ABOUT JESSICA

Turning Strategy

 Into Results

I've spent my career at the intersection of policy, power, and people learning how change actually happens and building the strategies to make it stick. From the Obama White House to the Biden EPA, from national coalitions to independent consulting, I've sat at enough tables to know what makes organizations move and what keeps them stuck.

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I started my consulting practice in 2020 because I believed that the best strategy is useless without the relationships, trust, and organizational capacity to execute it. That's the work I do: helping organizations and leaders close the gap between where they are and where they want to be.

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I bring candor, precision, and a genuine investment in the people I work with. My edge isn't just knowing the policy landscape — it's knowing how to navigate it alongside you.

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My edge is knowing how government, philanthropy, and communities actually work and being able to help organizations navigate all three. I bring values to that work: a deep belief that the most durable solutions engage the people closest to the challenge. That's not just idealism — it's what produces results that last.

EDUCATION

Master of Policy Management, Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy;

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B.A. Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz

GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Deputy Associate Administrator Office of Public Engagement & Environmental Education at EPA — Biden Administration;

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White House Council on Environmental Quality — Obama Administration

INTERIM EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Interim Executive Leadership

Stepped into interim leadership roles to guide organizations through critical transitions — providing stability, strategic direction, and operational continuity.

COALITION LEADERSHIP

Next 100 Coalition

Clean Water For All

Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E. Initiative

National Hispanic Leadership Agenda

Combined Defense Initiative

FELLOWSHIPS & BOARD SERVICE

Aspen IDEAS Fellow - 2025

National Urban Fellow - 2023

NUF Growth & Impact Taskforce - 2026

NPCA National Council Chair - 2023

Rock Creek Conservancy Advisor - 2023

NPCA Next Gen Advisor - 2018 - 2022

CalWild Board Member 2018-2020​

HOW PEOPLE DESCRIBE WORKING WITH JESSICA 

The Words That 

Follow the Work

Highly Strategic

Sees the full landscape including stakeholders, timing, politics, and risk and builds plans that account for all of it.

SYSTEMS DEVELOPER

Turns ambiguous challenges and goals into clear frameworks, actionable roadmaps, and systems that actually hold up under pressure.

Big PICTURE THINKER

Never loses sight of the vision while managing the details. Connects dots across sectors, programs, and timelines that others miss.

WARM & PERSONABLE

High-achieving doesn't mean hard to work with. Clients and colleagues consistently describe Jessica as a genuine, collaborative partner.

Politically SAAVY

Reads rooms, relationships, and power dynamics with precision — and knows how to move effectively in complex environments.

HIGH ACHIEVING

From federal government service to national coalition leadership to $10M+ in secured funding — the track record speaks for itself.

Know where you want to go.
Let's build the path to get there.

 

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