Jesse is a member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe from Pine Ridge, S.D. He has extensive experience advocating on behalf of tribal governments and organizations, and regularly assists them in developing federal strategies to achieve their objectives in a wide range of areas, including education, housing, healthcare, law enforcement, cultural and language preservation, and infrastructure and economic development. He helps achieve these objectives through collaboration and communication with national organizations, Congress, federal agencies, and tribal, state and local officials.

Jesse was a Public Policy Fellow for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and an acting Public Relations Director for the National Indian Gaming Association.

Jesse graduated from Creighton University with a B.A., where he received the Alan M. Schleich Award for the top History major and the Spirit of Creighton Award conferred upon the top graduate at commencement. He also attended the University of Notre Dame for graduate studies in History. During this time, Jesse served as a middle school teacher at the Tohono O’Odham Nation near Tucson, Ariz.

Jesse resides in Fort Collins, Colo.