Jessica Zenou Perez is a supported-employment coordinator in Tel Aviv for some two years, and was previously a rehabilitation counselor in the assisted living facility. She holds an undergraduate degree in education systems management and in sociology and anthropology from Bar Ilan University. She immigrated from Morocco at the age of 19, speaks Arabic, and several years ago participated in a television program in Israel. She is married to Gary, also a new immigrant, and lives in Givatayim.