Jessica Fareri

Jess Fareri currently serves as the Chair of the NAFSA Region XII Northern District, having first joined the team in January 2023 as Conference Logistics Chair. She brings a strong commitment to international education and cross-cultural engagement through her work at UC Davis’s Global Learning Hub, where she is a Global & Intercultural Programs Coordinator. In this role, Jess focuses on developing intercultural programming for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, while also collaborating with Services for International Students and Scholars to support international student orientation efforts.

Before joining the Global Learning Hub, Jess worked with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UC Davis, supporting visiting scholar exchange programs. Her passion for international exchange was sparked during her time as an Assistant Language Teacher with the JET Programme in Akita, Japan from 2015 to 2017—an experience that continues to shape her inclusive and globally minded approach to education.