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Jessica Pacek

Jessica Pacek

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While I’ve always loved telling stories, I realized I was meant to do it professionally after interviewing and writing about people in Ireland on a study abroad trip in 2006. I’ve been fortunate to continue my passion for storytelling as a former print journalist in Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina — and by being able to tell Wells Fargo’s great stories today.

Stories from this author


Small Business

Helping Washington, D.C., small business owners make a way during the pandemic

Through its Open for Business Fund and participation in the Paycheck Protection Program, Wells Fargo is continuing to support small businesses in Washington, D.C., with the capital and resources they need to make a way to stay open, day after day.


Small Business

“Pude volver a centrarme en el panorama general”

Los propietarios de pequeñas empresas como Roxanne Best han podido mantenerse a flote durante la pandemia de la COVID-19, gracias a los préstamos a bajo interés de Northwest Native Development Fund y a una subvención del Open for Business Fund de Wells Fargo.


Small Business

Ayudamos a los propietarios de pequeñas empresas en California a darle la vuelta a la situación durante la pandemia

A través de su Open for Business Fund y el Programa de protección de pago, Wells Fargo continúa apoyando a las pequeñas empresas en California con el capital y los recursos que necesitan para darle la vuelta a la situación y que permanezcan abiertas, día tras día.


Small Business

A symbol for the small businesses that have ‘made a way’ during the pandemic

Wells Fargo commissioned artists to design commemorative “Open” signs inspired by small businesses the company has supported.


Small Business

A game changer for small businesses

Small business owners like Zhe Scott have received $1,000 grants, technical assistance, and business coaching from the Long Beach Economic Partnership’s Small Business Resiliency Microgrant Program with support from Wells Fargo.


Small Business

Helping California small business owners make a way during the pandemic

Through its Open for Business Fund and the Paycheck Protection Program, Wells Fargo is continuing to support small businesses in California with the capital and resources they need to make a way to stay open, day after day.


Small Business

Crear un “mundo virtual de la danza” durante una crisis

Cuando las clases y los programas se vieron interrumpidos por la pandemia de la COVID-19, la Debbie Allen Dance Academy dio un giro y ahora está influenciando virtualmente a personas de todo el mundo, gracias a un préstamo del Programa de protección de pago de Wells Fargo.


Small Business

‘I was able to focus on the big picture again’

Small business owners like Roxanne Best have been able to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to low-interest loans from Northwest Native Development Fund and a grant from Wells Fargo’s Open for Business Fund.


Financial Health

‘Financial health is foundational to everything we do’ with HBCUs

Wells Fargo’s support of the Society for Financial Education & Professional Development’s Student Ambassador Program increases career opportunities and financial education for students at historically Black colleges and universities.


Small Business

A tailor-made grant helps continue a family legacy

JC Lofton Tailors is continuing a family legacy that has been around for almost a century, with the help of a $10,000 grant from Wells Fargo through Local Initiatives Support Corporation.


Small Business

Providing relief for small businesses impacted by COVID-19

Through the Open for Business Fund, Wells Fargo is supporting nonprofits that provide needed capital, technical support, and long-term resiliency programs for small businesses.


Volunteering & Giving

Awarding students who are lifting up their communities

Two hundred college students who have made an impact in their communities — and been financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic — are winners of Wells Fargo’s Student Impact Scholarship.


Financial Health

Keeping people housed during COVID-19

Wells Fargo donated nearly $1.3 million for rental assistance relief and financial coaching for low-income renters in Los Angeles and San Francisco affected economically by COVID-19.


Volunteering & Giving

Supporting American Indian and Alaska Native students affected by COVID-19

Since 2010, Wells Fargo has donated more than $6.4 million to American Indian Graduate Center to provide scholarships, support, and emergency COVID-19 funding to American Indian and Alaska Native undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.