Jackie was born and raised in central Ohio and obtained her degree from Bowling Green State University. She moved west to Arizona after college and a few years later to Colorado, which she now calls home.

Much of her career has been in the nonprofit sector with over 10 years of experience in leadership, program management, operations, fundraising, event planning and marketing. Jackie is a graduate of the Community Resource Center Nonprofit Leadership and Management Training program as well as the Routt County Community Leadership Program.

In her free time, she enjoys outdoor adventure, cooking, golfing, camping, a good jigsaw puzzle or simply spending time with her husband and puppy baby Howie.