Jessica LaBorde is the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Advancement Services for the University of California, Davis. Jessica and her team develop and provide advancement services solutions with the front-line fundraiser in mind. With nearly 25 years of experience in corporate sales, political and nonprofit fundraising, and philanthropy operations, Jessica is passionate about improving both internal and external processes to drive a leaner, more efficient business while supporting the UC Davis philanthropic goals and priorities. Jessica serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Advancement Services Professionals (aasp), and is active in CASE as both a speaker and an awards judge for Advancement Services Programs. She has recently completed an Executive MBA program and holds a BS in Mass Communications and a BA in English Literature from Appalachian State University. When not fearlessly leading her team to new professional heights, she takes pleasure at home and abroad by gardening with her tween twins, supporting farm-to-fork initiatives, and sampling beverages from family-owned wineries and microbreweries with her charming husband. She is also a voracious reader who enjoys cat napping between chapters nearly as much as turning pages.