Bio
Jackie originally hails from a suburb of Detroit, and appreciates how Southern charm so often feels indistinguishable from Midwestern nice. She studied Russian and Political Science as an undergraduate at the University of Notre Dame before completing a Master’s degree at Georgetown University. Remaining in Washington, DC, she worked at an experiential education organization and designed semester-long academic internship programs for students around the world, in partnership with organizations like the Ford Foundation and the government of Panama. Next, she managed the Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship, which prepares diverse and talented young adults for careers in diplomacy with the U.S. Department of State. She joined Wake Forest in 2020, following her time as the Associate Director of Post-Baccalaureate Opportunities at Vanderbilt University.
What’s your favorite thing about Wake Forest?
The students–they are genuinely interesting and interested in the world around them, with an inspiring level of curiosity about a whole host of topics. It’s rare to find someone here who only cares about one thing. And the focus on undergraduate education. When so many other universities are investing more and more in their graduate schools and treating undergrads like an afterthought, College remains the heart of Wake Forest University.