Jessica Allen

Jessica has spent most of her life calling public radio home, both behind the scenes and on-air. Before joining KUNM, she served as Program Manager at KVRX Austin, Texas; Interim Music Director at KVNF Paonia, Colorado; and Intern at Marfa Public Radio in far west Texas.

Beyond radio, Jessica has organized sound art installations for Marfa Live Arts and coordinated sustainable cooking programs in New York City. Her experience also includes scientific research on the gut-brain axis and a decade as an adult snowboarding instructor at the Ernie Blake Snowsports School at Taos Ski Valley. In her free time, she enjoys climbing big rocks and dancing the Texas Two-Step.