Jessyca Dudley, Researcher at Children’s Memorial Hospital

Jessyca Dudley is as well traveled as she is dedicated. At 27, she has founded The Building Fund, which has funded the completion of classrooms and libraries, provided annual scholarships for students, engaged international volunteers, and secured donation of computers, books, and over 250 pounds of school supplies in Ghana. She has also spent time in South Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer and returned to Chicago in 2010 to work as a researcher at Children’s Memorial Center for Gender, Sexuality, and HIV Prevention while also serving on the Junior Board of AIDS foundation of Chicago. Wow!


Photo: Courtesy of Jessyca Dudley