Jenna Fischer

Jenna Fischer spent five years at the United States Institute of Peace, working on programs in the Middle East region with a focus on the role of women, religious leaders, and local and tribal leaders in peacebuilding and conflict resolution. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in Conflict Resolution at Georgetown University. In 2024, she served as a Fellow with the Israeli-Palestinian Affairs team in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. From February to April 2025, Jenna was in Masafer Yatta, in the occupied West Bank, volunteering with the Center for Jewish Nonviolence, providing Palestinian communities with protective presence in the face of displacement and settler violence. In March 2025, Jenna was the victim of extremist Israeli settler violence while accompanying Palestinian residents.