About Jessica

Jessica Klich joined the Littoral Society in the summer of 2019 as a seasonal employee for the Northeast Chapter Youth Restoration Corps Program (R-Corps). That first summer held a lot of tough challenges and rich experiences in the marshlands of Jamaica Bay which inspired Jessica to continue to return to the program in the following Summers.
 
Being from the Lower East Side Jessica is a born and raised New Yorker with a passion for teaching her peers about the value of taking care of your natural environment, especially in the City. She recognizes that younger generations will hold the responsibility to continue the environmental work that will be critical to help fight the bigger issues from the impacts of Climate change.
 
Jessica’s passion first developed when she participated in a program growing oysters in her public high school. A subsequent high school degree and state exam for aquaculture then sparked Jessica to begin her journey at SUNY Cobleskill, starting with an Environmental Studies associate degree and a bachelor's degree in Aquaculture and Fisheries that will be complete by the fall of 2024.
 
In the summer of 2022 Jessica continued working as a summer seasonal for the Northeast Chapter and began helping out with the New York State Beach Cleanup program. She found that she really enjoyed the work and developed a great passion to carry on the effort to continue this program into the future. Jessica is thrilled to become a part of the regular team at the Northeast Chapter this year.
 
As of 2023 she has been appointed to be the Beach Cleanup Program Coordinator for the New York State Beach Cleanup Program which has been running uninterrupted since 1986 to facilitate volunteerism and stewardship of New York State’s beaches and waterways.

Contact Information

Jessica Klich
New York State Beach Cleanup Program Director
28 West 9th Road
Broad Channel, NY 11693
xxx-xxx-xxxx
​xxxx@littoralsociety.org