Jessica Nixon

Partner

Jessica holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Regina, majoring in Finance and Economics. She also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Kenneth Levene Graduate School of Business. In 2022, Jessica completed her Institute of Corporate Directors designation.

Jessica brings expertise from her time in private consulting, specializing in feasibility analysis, business planning, sourcing funding/financing, and project management. She worked for PCL Construction, one of Canada’s largest general contractors, as a Project Manager from 2013 to 2017. During this time, she oversaw new building construction, tenant improvements, and assisted in P3 development.

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    Jessica served as the inaugural CEO for Cowessess Ventures and later as a Project Director between 2017 and 2023. During this time, she was responsible for new business development, project development, and partnership negotiations and execution. Jessica has a knack for successfully securing grant funding, having attained $55 million in economic development grants for clients over the past five years.

    She led the Cowessess renewable energy portfolio, which includes: a 1 MW Wind, Solar, and Lithium Battery Storage Facility, a 330 kW Community Solar Net Metering project, a 10 MW solar facility, and a 200 MW wind facility. In recognition of her work, Jessica was honored as a member of Canada’s Clean50 2023 cohort, a national recognition program for leaders in sustainability.

    In September 2023, Jessica transitioned from full-time work with Cowessess to independent private consulting in the areas of renewable energy, Indigenous economic development, and agriculture through OneHoop Advisory Services.

    Jessica was born and raised on a mixed cattle and grain farm near Earl Grey, SK. She and her husband, Danny, along with their three children, have taken over the family farm and currently operate a mixed farm consisting of 100 Black Angus cow/calf pairs and 3,800 acres of grain land. In December 2023, Danny and Jessica launched a new business called Leafy Lane, a modular indoor year-round hydroponic greenhouse that grows 500 units of lettuce weekly.

    Jessica also serves as a Board Director for Radius Credit Union, a rural member-owned credit union operating in south-central Saskatchewan.