Jessica Paris (b.1969) is an American educator and entrepreneur whose essay, “Just Say No,” was featured in NPR’s This I Believe radio program. Paris works as the program manager for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program of Alaska’s Department of Education & Early Learning. She also serves as a director of the Alaska Afterschool Network.
Paris lives in Juneau, Alaska, with her husband Marc Wheeler and their two children (Celia and Ferguson.) In 2013, Paris and Wheeler established Coppa, a popular handmade ice cream and coffee shop in Juneau.
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Sometimes saying no is easier than saying yes … when I need it, my strength to say no is bolstered by knowing that every no is a yes to something else.
—Jessica Paris
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