Held Friday, April 22, 2022
Jessica shared her life experiences and current work followed by a Q & A session. We invite you to join us exactly as you are for an empowering presentation about the different paths leadership can take in rural areas. Missed it? No problem. Watch the recording below.
Jessica Beyer
President & CEO of Greater Mankato Growth, Inc.
Jessica has been with Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. since November 2019 when she was appointed as President & Chief Executive Officer. She has a master’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in organizational leadership, and a bachelor’s degree in business management and mass communications from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Jessica has 15 years of leadership, government, community development, sales and communications experience. Most recently, she served as Waseca County administrator overseeing county operations and organizational development across 14 departments. Prior to her work at Waseca County, she served as a Communications Manager, Business Analyst and Public Information Director for a combined 11 years at Blue Earth County. Additionally, she has business experience within the publishing industry.
Mankato has been home to Jessica the majority of her life and she has been active in the community volunteering and serving on the Boards of the Mankato Area Foundation, Blue Earth County Historical Society, Greater Mankato Area United Way and most recently the Mankato Clinic Foundation and Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato Hospital Board. In addition to her community involvement, Beyer has completed the Blandin Community Leadership Program, the Greater Mankato Leadership Institute and the Elizabeth Kearney Women’s Leadership Program.
Outside of her involvement in the Greater Mankato community, Jessica was selected as a 2010 International German Marshall Memorial Fellow and 2011-12 University of Minnesota Humphrey Policy Fellow. Additionally, she was a 2015 graduate of the Certified Public Communicator Program at Texas Christian University and later sat on the program’s Board. Jessica has a passion for engagement and has given her time and expertise serving on a number of boards in key leadership roles at the national and state level including on the National Association of Counties Board.
Jessica enjoys outdoor activities, traveling, photography and spending time with family. She resides in Mankato with her husband Kurt, daughter Kailey and yellow Labrador Josey.
About Ask a Leading Woman
Welcome to our Ask A Leading Woman series, one of our organization’s projects dedicated to featuring amazing women leaders in rural! Currently, the majority of leadership roles in rural are held by men, meaning we don’t always get the same opportunity to witness strong women leadership. Ask a Leading Woman is an opportunity for our community to actively engage with leading women by hearing about their pathway to leadership and asking questions. Learn more information here.
Another way we highlight rural women is through our Spotlight Profiles! While they are similar projects in that they highlight women doing incredible work, they differ in how they’re executed. Spotlight Profiles are not public meetings, but the recordings are available on our YouTube. These go more in-depth about their story, what they do, and their advice.