Jess Bellomo

Jess Bellomo began her career in ecosystem building, non-profit management, communications, events, outreach and community relations in 2007 at the World Affairs Council, where she worked to bring international diplomacy to St. Louis through programming and education as Director of Programs and Administration for 10 years. She then spent over five years at Lenders One as Manager of Events and Education at a mortgage cooperative called Lenders One, where she organized and led conferences and events as well as events-related marketing initiatives.

Most recently, she served as Director of Competition for Arch Grants, leading the Startup Competition’s outreach, marketing, and evaluation processes to provide startup founders who want to grow in St. Louis with grant funding. She’s also an adjunct professor at Webster University, where she teaches media literacy. Jess received a double bachelor’s degree in Sociology and International Studies from St. Louis University and an M.A. in Public Relations from Webster University.

She loves horror film analysis, collecting vinyl, finding and photographing street art, and true crime podcasts.