Jessie Koltz is the Founder and Executive Director of Mindful Health Initiative, a program to bring under privileged youth an experiential education. Born in New York, Jessie grew up playing sports. She attended the University of Buffalo on a swim scholarship. After graduating, she attended Penn State to get her Masters in Counseling with a specialty in School Counseling. Jessie has been working as a school counselor for six years through elementary, middle and highschool. Working with these under privileged kids influenced the birth of her Non-profit, Mindful Health Initiative, while she was attending school in pursuit of her PHD.