Jessica joined the 1C staff in July 2019. Attended Northern Illinois University and got her undergrad in Early Childhood Education and Illinois College to get a Master's in Education and curriculum. She taught kindergarten in Jacksonville for 8 years before coming to FCC. Her family is Her favorite thing in life! She married Ricky Padilla who is a firefighter in Jacksonville and they have three awesome kids, Logann 8, Bailey 5, and Cruz 2. She coaches JHS softball in her spare time and she loves helping and being involved in kids' lives in the community.