Jessica Vaught author

About Jessica Vaught

With strong interests in education, personal development, and continuous growth, Jessica's passion is to help others acknowledge their full potential while reaffirming their value. This is due in part to her own struggles with traditional teaching methods and reading comprehension, her children being neurodivergent learners, and the loss of her grandmother—her biggest cheerleader.

Jessica is a two-time graduate of the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration at Coastal Carolina University, where she obtained both her Bachelor and Master’s degrees. While earning her graduate degree, she helped deliver three sections of coursework to sixty underperforming students with GPAs of 2.0 or lower as a graduate assistant for the Department of Academic Success. This contribution helped lead to the full reinstatement of at-risk students to the university. She also holds an Advanced Leadership Certification and currently serves as an appointed national committee member for a nonprofit in the education sector.

Jessica Vaught is a devoted wife, proud mother of two, business founder, and advocate who actively strives to bring awareness to the crucial importance of childhood mental health and neurodivergent learners in connection to academic success.

“The key to unlocking student success: Knowledge is power. Power is strength. Strength is confidence. Confidence is trust—in ourselves and in others.”

Jessica Vaught

In honor of her passion for education through creativity and innovation, Jessica
founded Penzie Press, LLC in 2025. The company's mission is to encourage young readers
to live a happy and healthy life and to help them build self-esteem, confidence, and acceptance through the core values of honesty, empathy, kindness, responsibility, critical thinking, and resilience.

On July 25, 2025, Penzie Press published its debut children's book, The Rainbow Pencil. Written by Jessica, it combines her childhood memories with her life today.

Penzie Press uses a neurodivergent-friendly font in all of its products to provide an enjoyable reading and learning experience for all.

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