A native of Washington, D.C., Jackie has been involved in the area’s media arts community for over 30 years. She has been on staff at Arlington Independent Media (AIM) since 1984 and currently serves as AIM’s Director of Community Programs, managing the organization’s outreach, training, and commercial production services. During her tenure at AIM, Jackie has taught media production to thousands of area residents and has provided countless promotional opportunities to Washington area filmmakers, artists, performers, and non-profit organizations.

Jackie’s community service work includes having served on the regional and national board of directors for the Alliance for Community Media, board of the Arlington Youth Film Festival, and as a founding board member and chair for the DC Film Alliance and DC Shorts Film Festival. She is a graduate of Leadership Arlington, class of 2006.