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Event planning requires a big capacity lift in time, energy and mental capacity--things that many smaller organizations just don't have bandwidth for. So, in 2013, Homegrown Events was started with a goal of providing quality event production and planning services to small to medium nonprofit organizations in the Bay Area.
Today, Homegrown Events has worked with over 50 organizations to plan and produce their fundraising events, retreats, conferences, and even cycling events. |
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Our Team
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Jessica de Jesus, DES, Founder
When Jessica started Homegrown Events in 2013, she had more than 16 years of fundraising and event planning experience, ranging from small intimate house parties to large galas, cycling events, and multi-day conferences. Most recently, Jessica is a certified Digital Event Strategist through PCMA and received certification for Event Leadership Institute's Virtual Event & Meeting Management course. Since Covid-19 disrupted in-person events, she has honed her online event skillset to produce single day events and multi-day, multi-track conferences. When not working, Jessica can be found out on the hiking trails or tennis courts and strives for minimally-planned travel adventures with her portable watercolor palette and journal. |
Nubia Pina, Events Assistant
Nubia joined the Homegrown Events team in March 2018. Her eagerness to learn combined with passion for event planning brings a fresh approach to the team. This Bay Area native can be found planning her friends and family’s events, on the trails mountain biking, and earning her place as her niece’s favorite aunt.
Nubia joined the Homegrown Events team in March 2018. Her eagerness to learn combined with passion for event planning brings a fresh approach to the team. This Bay Area native can be found planning her friends and family’s events, on the trails mountain biking, and earning her place as her niece’s favorite aunt.
Photography credits: Orange Photography (header); Scott Kline (Jessica's headshot); Bex Kwan (Anisha's headshot)