Jackie was born and raised in the beautiful state of Colorado. Boulder has always been in Jackie's backyard and has fond memories of childhood, school trips to the CU Boulder campus, ranging from the Fisk Planetarium to meeting the CU football team. In high school, Jackie had the opportunity to engage in the Business Leadership Program (BLP) at Leeds! Although her team did not win 1st place, she finds this experience and exposure to the business school in higher Ed transformative. Before joining Leeds, Jackie was an educator for the last nine years in both the public and private school system. She graduated from the University of Denver with her bachelor's in Business Administration- International Business and obtained her master's degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of Colorado Boulder. Sko Buffs!