Jess Conard
Jess Conard is a licensed speech language pathologist who was launched into grassroots advocacy following the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and chemical spill. Jess has been sought out and featured on multiple national news programs like CNN, Fox, and News Nation, as well as NPR 1A and other local podcasts to champion endorsements for medical safety and air quality monitoring for her community. While she continues to seek national policy change for rail safety and amplify initiatives for ecological security, it was a seamless shift for Jess to join Beyond Plastics in 2023 to continue a positive path forward to end plastics pollution.
