Meet
Jackie
Educator, advocate, wife, mother, grandmother, empath.
Jackie began her career in public school education as a high school business teacher with the Little Rock School District (LRSD). She was named Teacher of the Year in 2007 - 2008. As a classroom teacher in LRSD, she served in numerous capacities to include a professional learning community team leader, curriculum trainer, and coordinator for the Arkansas Teachers of Tomorrow program. She taught middle school in El Paso, Texas and Wahiawa, Hawaii.
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In 2014, Jackie began working for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). With assignments as: Substitute teacher in Wiesbaden, Germany; Assistant middle school principal at Fort Buchanan in Puerto Rico; and Assistant elementary school principal at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. In 2023, Jackie returned to her home state of Arkansas where she currently works as a Dean of Students in a middle school.
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Jackie enlisted in the United States Army Reserve after high school and served honorably until her retirement in 2009. She is a veteran of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Iraqi Freedom, she retired as a Captain.
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Jackie earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a Master’s degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Business Education and an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Administration both from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She earned her terminal degree, a PhD. from the "school of hard knocks".
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How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.
Wayne Dyer
A native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas she is one of ten children, the proverbial “middle child”. Growing up “in the middle” she always felt like a liaison between her older and younger siblings. She had to respect her older siblings and be nice to the younger ones, as a result, she learned to master the art of diplomacy, instead of fending for personal interests she always looked for the best method to resolve a conflict, which benefitted everyone.
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As a part of her evolution she has walked on fire with Tony Robbins, fixed her life with Iyanla Vanzant and was a Louise Hay teacher. She employs an empathic approach, is an excellent listener who is ever-ready to bring others out of the silence and give them a voice.
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She is married and has two children and five grandchildren. In her spare time, Jackie enjoys genealogical researching, reading, watching documentaries, listening to music, traveling, and spending time with family, sorority sisters and friends.