JESSICA POMERANTZ

Jessica Pomerantz bartends at Black Rooster in Columbia, South Carolina, a restaurant focused on combining French technique with fresh, local ingredients. Her ten years of bartending experience ranges from sports bars to cocktail bars. While living in New York City, Jessica earned a masters degree in Forensic Mental Health Counseling, and volunteered with Outsmart NYC, an organization dedicated to the prevention of sexual violence in bars, restaurants, and nightclubs. She relocated to South Carolina to pursue her PhD in Clinical-Community Psychology, with a research focus on interpersonal violence within hospitality spaces.