JACKIE JACKSON, PhD 

Executive Director
Girls Inc of the Greater Peninsula

Dr. Jackie Jackson brings a unique combination of sharp human services acumen and strong commitment to building girls’ confidence and leadership skills to her role as executive director of Girls Incorporated of the Greater Peninsula.  Girls Inc. is part of a national nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering girls. The knowledge that Dr. Jackson has acquired as a student of psychology, counseling and human services for the past ten years now carries over into her work on behalf of girls – benefiting the range of programs and advocacy carried out at Girls Inc. of the Greater Peninsula.  From pregnancy and drug-abuse prevention to economic, science and technology education, Girls Inc. programs are delivered throughout the Peninsula, in after-school settings, schools and detention centers to empower and educate girls. 

Dr. Jackson has received many acclaim for her achievements. Among her many accolades she received an appreciation Award for Serving as Arts & Humanities Judge for the Continental Societies, Inc. Health, Education, Employment and Recreation (H.E.E.R.) Program, awarded the Robert C. Ford Human Services Scholarship for the past three years for her work toward her doctoral studies (2004-present). Dr. Jackson was inducted in the Delta Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society (2000), she is a 2000 Hampton University Summa Cum Laude Graduate, recognized in the National Registry of Who’s Who In Executives and Professionals (2005-2006 editions), recognized on the National Dean’s List of Outstanding College Students (2001-2002), and recognized in Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges (2001-2002 edition).