As a proud Colorado native, Jordan studied civil engineering at the University of Colorado-Boulder, where she managed an Engineers Without Borders program in Rwanda and interned with USAID's Ethiopia Mission. She is a 2014 recipient of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship for public service. Prior to the Woo, Jordan worked for the World Bank's Inspection Panel handling claims from communities that are negatively impacted by Bank-funded projects. After her first year at WWS, Jordan pursued a middle-year-out from her studies to gain experience in a domestic policy context. She divided her year in Washington, D.C., between the U.S. Senate and a nonprofit advocating to address sea level rise and flooding. As a retired competitive Irish dancer, Jordan stays active by climbing, biking, and getting lost in the mountains whenever she has free time.