About

Jessica ('Jess') Solomon (she/her) is an organizational development practitioner and coach dedicated to designing and facilitating transformative experiences that harness collective wisdom and creativity in how groups address challenges, devise solutions, and build culture. She collaborates with systems change and social justice leaders as a strategic adviser and thought partner.

As Principal at Art in Praxis, she champions building organizational capacity and infrastructure for more care and imagination. She brings 15 years of experience in facilitation, process improvement, team development, change management, culture change, and strategy to each engagement. Client partners include philanthropic groups, cultural institutions, and community based organizations.

Jessica's career has taken her from higher education admissions, arts administration, non-profit management, philanthropy, to social entrepreneurship. She's mobilized resources for community cultural development as past Board President of Alternate ROOTS, Chief Weaver of Social Fabric at the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, and Vice President of the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, where during her tenure, she developed a place-based arts, culture, and social change grantmaking strategy and portfolio with lasting impact. Additionally, she has completed fellowships at National Arts Strategies, Salzburg Global Forum for Young Cultural Innovators, and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Change Leaders in Philanthropy.

Jessica is a certified Coach (IFC) and Experience Designer. She's a proud contributor to "Aesthetic Perspectives," a dynamic evaluation framework for socially engaged art used by public funders, curators, artists, and educators. She earned an M.S. in Organization Development from American University and a B.A in Communication Studies and African American Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park.