Jessica Huddleston is the Emerging Leaders, Communications, and Engagement Intern for 2020-2021. She is currently working on her Doctorate of Audiology at The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Jessica is a LEND fellow from the OKLEND program and is currently beginning her role as an advanced LEND trainee. Her passion includes working with individuals who have neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families. She enjoys learning more about educational policy and advocacy so that she can empower self-advocates to advocate for themselves. As a person with hearing loss, Jessica enjoys working with families that have just received a diagnosis of hearing loss and are figuring out a path forward to success. Jessica hopes to work as a pediatric audiologist and serve on an interdisciplinary team. She enjoys decorating cookies and drinking coffee with friends when she is not working. This is Jessica's first year as a part of AUCD, and she is very excited about what this year will bring!