Jackie joined WWHP in 1997, attracted by its history and focus on women’s and economic issues. She served as president of WWHP from 2012 to 2019. Jackie taught in the Social Science Department of Harold Washington College (HWC) and was a member of the Women’s Studies Committee before retiring in 2004. She remains a member (retiree) of the Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600 of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and is a member of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), the Chicago branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), and of the League of Women Voters.