Jessica Shelburn, Nebraska Department of Agriculture Deputy Director

Jessica Shelburn has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication from UNL. Early in her career, she completed a marketing internship with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service in Vienna, Austria. 
 
Shelburn has considerable experience in agriculture and education, teaching Agriculture Education and FFA in Newman Grove Public Schools and most recently served as the Director of Grassroots Engagement for the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation. In that role, she designed and led statewide engagement initiatives and served as a liaison between policy leaders and field staff, helping empower members to influence agricultural and rural policy.