Jessie Olson has a 26 year career in the arts and in service of the arts throughout central and eastern Massachusetts. She has worked in education and development at Higgins Armory Museum, Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Historic New England, Rehearsal for Life, and Fitchburg Art Museum. She is currently on the board of The Spanish American Center, The Fitchburg Historical Society, The Friends of the Fitchburg Abolitionist Park, the LUK Mentoring Advisory Committee, NewVue Steward Community Organizing Committee, and is president of the Fitchburg Cultural Alliance.