Jesús is a community advocate with extensive nonprofit experience and currently serves as Fund Development Manager at Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern California, where he conducts outreach, strengthens partnerships, and raises essential funds for the families they serve. Jesús previously served as Special Projects Consultant with the social impact firm Everyday Impact Consulting, working in health access and equity, public safety planning, and fund development, and has worked with other Sacramento region nonprofits and the National Alliance of Farmworker Women.

Jesús also serves as a board member for The Planned Giving Forum of Greater Sacramento and Purple Tree Café, a nonprofit in Davis providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of San Francisco in 2016 with double majors in Politics and Latin American Studies. During his studies, he participated in a living-learning community exploring issues of diversity, inequality, social justice, and social change, and interned at La Raza Central Legal in the Mission District assisting residents facing eviction. Through fellowships at San Francisco City Hall and the California Democratic Party, he focused on issues of citizenship and belonging and movement-building.