Jessica Rogers

Jessica Rogers has been performing and teaching improvisation in Chicago for more than two decades. She began teaching improvisation to performers regularly at Chicago’s Premier Comedy Institutions, iO (formerly the Improv Olympic) and The Second City, and evolved that experience once she began working as a Learning Leader for iO’s corporate training division, InspiratIOn.

Jessica has traveled the world leading corporate leadership and workplace creativity improv training sessions for Fortune 500 companies and International firms. Additionally, she has worked with National companies and large Multi-National Non- Profits. In addition to corporate trainings, Jessica participates in corporate role-play experiences through REACT Acting for Business. 

With a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education (BA) and Master’s Degrees in Special Education (M. Ed) and School Administration (M.A. Ed), Jessica merges her creative expertise with her work experience as a public school teacher. She provides Professional Development through the use of improvisation in the classroom to educators nationwide, including teachers and administrators.