Prefect Academy Resident Advisor (PA)
Jesse Rosales
Email: jrosales@sjnacademies.org
Direct Line: (262) 646-7194
Time at SJNA: Jesse joined the SJNA family in October 2020.
Personal Summary: Jesse Rosales is the Resident Advisor for the Prefect Academy on campus. His role at St. John’s Northwestern is to provide a safe environment for students while contributing to their academic and social growth and development through mentorship and counseling. Jesse is Marine veteran that was stationed in various duty stations across the Middle East, Japan, California, Georgia, and North Carolina. Jesse was an Airborne trainer and Primary Marksmanship Instructor for the Marine Corps and received the Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his work on the unit’s marksmanship program. After his service obligation, Jesse attended Florida State University and majored in Latin American Studies. After his studies in Florida, Jesse came back home to Milwaukee WI, where he worked for a non-profit organization, Milwaukee Violent Free Zone that was contracted to work within the most dangerous high schools in Milwaukee as a youth advisor that worked with the top 10% of the most at-risk students in the schools and worked diligently and tirelessly with teachers, administrators, parents, and the students to foster a productive and sound academic environment and addressed adverse behavior. Jesse’s other duties included being a mentor and crisis stabilizer for children with severe post-traumatic stress disorder or involved in the criminal justice system in Milwaukee County. Jesse also ran a successful chess program in the schools that he was assigned to and competed every year on the regional and state level. Jesse plans to develop a chess team for SJNA. Jesse’s hobbies include teaching marksmanship, chess, reading science and archaeology, and his greatest passion is to work with the youth! He has 15 years of experience working with youth that addressed behavioral issues, mental health, academic support, and career readiness. Jesse has developed successful youth mentoring programs that focused on self-development, ethics, personal growth, and career development.
Education, Accreditations, Honors/Awards, Merits, & Certifications: CPR/First Aid, Crisis Prevention Intervention Instructor, Mental Health 1st Responder Training training from Milwaukee Police Department, Restorative Justice /Conflict Resolution Counselor, Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Crisis Stabilizer, Mentor, Florida State University Alumni