Jessica Purdy’s desire for a more inclusive and accepting workplace led her to found FIC Human Resource Partners, LLC so that she could help organizations do better / be better for their employees and the communities they serve.

She relies on a combination of her personal and professional experiences combined with a mindset of ‘bringing people in' to build bridges and navigate the difficult work of creating truly inclusive workplace cultures. Her inclusive culture work began with Military Service as a Legal Specialist where she sought to address injustices within the Army’s command level nonjudicial implementation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Once she transitioned back into the civilian workforce, she moved up from an hourly wage Service Technician position through Service, Branch, and Regional Manager positions before becoming the Director of Culture and Talent for the C3 Agency and eventually becoming a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultant.

Her identity as a panromantic, asexual, transwoman is central to her life and work. She is, as they say, Out and Proud. She was a founding member of the Lancaster LGBTQ+ Coalition, former board Chair of the Lancaster Pride Association, and a former Keystone Business Alliance Board Member. She is currently a commissioner on the City of Lancaster’s Human Relations Commission and a YWCA Lancaster board member. She has also engaged in various political advocacy work, including discussions in support of the PA Equality Act and expansion of Aging Resource Programs to include LGBTQ+ initiatives .