Jess Hogue

Facility Design Specialist

 

Jess is an artist and architect with nearly 20 years of experience designing and overseeing the construction of commercial buildings across the mixed-use, hospitality, and workplace sectors. She deeply believes that the spaces we inhabit shape our lives and approaches her work with a commitment to thoughtful, intentional design. Having collaborated extensively with developers, she understands the delicate balance between design integrity and the practical demands of efficiency.

A dedicated leader and mentor, Jess has guided large teams and nurtured young architects, fostering a culture of curiosity, dialogue, and design excellence. Her meticulous attention to detail extends beyond her work—she admits to an inescapable habit of visually scrutinizing the world around her for the alignment of joints, edges, fasteners, and outlets.

Before and beyond architecture, Jess has a foundation in ceramics and now channels her creative energy into work that blurs the line between sculpture and architecture. Using parametric modeling and digital fabrication, she explores the interplay of materiality, geometry, movement, and somatic experience.

After 15 years in Chicago—following earlier chapters in Philadelphia and Boston—Jess returned to her home state of Indiana. She and her son spend most of their time in Indianapolis, though summer finds them on the small farm where she grew up, reconnecting with the rhythms of the land.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Whatcom County Food System Plan

New Venture Advisors supported Whatcom County staff and the Food System Committee in developing the Whatcom County Food System Plan, a 10-year roadmap for a more equitable and resilient food system. NVA led plan development, community engagement, and cross-sector strategy, integrating agriculture, fisheries and marine harvest, processing, distribution, and access to strengthen the regional food economy. (2023)

 Whatcom Local Food Campus

Whatcom Community Foundation continues to partner with New Venture Advisors to guide the development of the Kitchens@Millworks —a bold project uniting health, equity, and market access. Building on previous work with the Farm to Freezer program, the team developed an operational model, financial analysis, and partner strategy. NVA is evaluating expansion of farm-to-institution efforts and their potential relocation to the new campus. Advanced financial models support a multi-operator facility encompassing production, aggregation, retail, and community programs. (2026)