President and co-founder Jessie is a young mother who wanted to create a quality, inclusive youth theater experience for her three gorgeous children and all other kids in her community. With more than 100 shows and a few awards under her belt, she got together with a couple of friends, and South Valley Youth Theater was born. She’s led SVYT through the first year with success after success, growing the volunteer, audition, and audience base exponentially. A Jill-of-all-theater-trades, Jessie is currently working on her Bachelors of Elementary Education & Special Ed at Western Governors and hopes to continue directing. She’s also been working with special needs youth for seven years, and is an IBI paraprofessional for the State of Idaho.