Jessie Gomez is a Reporter at Chalkbeat Newark covering Newark Public Schools and education in NJ. She is a proud Latina and first-generation college student with experience covering local, Black, and Latino communities. Jessie was previously a reporter at The Record/Northjersey.com covering Morris and Bergen County communities in New Jersey. Before that, Jessie had a one-year fellowship at MuckRock, a non-profit news site based in Boston, focused on public records law and FOIA work. Jessie also has experience in political communications, broadcast, and digital media.
