About me
Jackie has been the President of The Garden by the Bay since 2021. She has traded her corporate organizational skills into lending her expertise to her community as a community advocate, civic leader, grant writer, and place maker. She believes in building connectors within the community where all community members are represented and welcomed. Jackie believes in the power and the importance of community economics, opportunities, and entrepreneurship within communities of color for the people by the people. Through her leadership skills she has empowered community members from various social and economic demographics into mobilizing for a more equitable and just Rockaway through social justice initiatives, civic engagement projects, partnerships with other civic and community organizations, and educational forums on COVID-19 vaccinations. She has also hosted and lectured architecture graduate students on the impact and importance of community gardens and green space in communities of color that face food insecurity and environmental and social injustices.
