Jessica Esguerra is a military brat of an Army retired father who served for 21 years. After graduating with a criminal justice degree from the University of Washington, she served for 8 years as an Air Battle Manager for the Air Force. With the Air Force she deployed four times, stationed overseas once and was sent around the world numerous times in support of exercises and missions.

Since then, she has transitioned into the Missouri Air National Guard where she supports operations for the 613th Air Operations Center in the Pacific region. Jessica works part-time at a small law firm in Columbia, assisting in criminal defense and family law. She also worked last summer for British Telecom Americas, researching regulatory and employment issues for the company.