Jesseka C. Gerardo joined the Room to Grow team in 2019 as a Parent Partner Fellow and currently holds a position as a Senior Associate, Family Services. She has always been passionate about social justice and equality for the voiceless and earned her Criminal Justice degree in 2011 from Mercy College. Jesseka’s life experiences and motherhood journey have sparked her desire to also become a labor and postpartum doula. She also volunteers with WIC and the Healthy Steps Program.