Jessica Slessman joined the Soapstone staff as Preschool Director in the spring of 2020. She has a Master’s degree in Teaching and as a former elementary school and preschool teacher, knows firsthand what it takes to motivate and inspire young children.
Jessica believes God called her to serve the preschool ministry, especially in a time of pandemic and crisis. Her creativity, organization, and compassion has helped her lead the preschool during COVID and in the years since. She loves working with the incredible preschool community and an amazing teaching staff.
The Maryland native is an avid runner and enjoys spending time with her family and friends, watching football (Go Baltimore Ravens!), and cheering her children on with their many activities. The energetic Slessman wants to travel to Italy one day. And one little known fact is that she was in an acapella group in college. (Our music director loved this!). And if she wasn’t loving directing our Preschool, Jessica has dreamed of doing children’s education in a museum.
She lives in Raleigh with her husband, daughter and son. And when not in Raleigh, you might find her at the beach or Asheville, two of her favorite places to spend time with family.