Jessica Merrick has been a mathematics educator, coach, and leader for the past fifteen years and is currently the Math and Computer Science Chair at Ransom Everglades. Prior to that she was the Head of the Math Department for Columbia Grammar & Prep's Middle School Division.

Jessica earned her undergraduate degree in Finance and Marketing from Boston College and her Masters in Education Leadership and Policy from Harvard University. Jessica started her career in education after working as a management consultant for IBM and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. In her role as a management consultant, Jessica developed and implemented training materials for fortune 500 companies. Jessica transitioned from the corporate world to education in order to help make a difference in the way students viewed mathematics. Jessica started up the CGPS Math Team and is determined to engage students in discourse about the “why” of mathematics more than the “how.”