Jessica Simien Curl was born in 1982 in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Catholic schools during most of her early years of education. She holds a BA in Marketing & Communication from the University of Missouri and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. She has worked for several major corporations including Allstate, Aviva, Cerner and Capella University. She is the Senior Stratgist ofMarketing & Communications-Manager at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo.