Jacqueline joined PREPARE in September 2021, first as a volunteer parole advocate then
as a co-Founder and Director with Elizabeth, Maryjoel, and Anne. Jacqueline currently
serves as PREPARE’s Director of Parole, leading the in-person advocacy program in
MCIW.
Jacqueline was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, UK, in 1995.
She graduated with a Master’s (MPhil) degree in English Studies from Oxford in 1997, and
a Master’s (MPhil) degree in Criminology from the University of Cambridge, UK in 2000. In
1994, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws with first class honors
(BA, LLB (Hons)) from the University of Tasmania, Australia.
From 1998-1999, Jacqueline served as Legal Clerk (Research Associate) to The Honorable
Justice Mary Finn, Appellate Court Judge on the Family Court of Australia.
In 2000, Jacqueline joined the Institute for Law and Justice (ILJ), Alexandria, Virginia, where
she worked on evaluations of programs funded by the US Department of Justice (DOJ),
including grants administered by the DOJ’s Violence Against Women Office. She also
worked on community policing and staffing studies for municipal police departments.
She has held research positions in a variety of other contexts, including foreign policy and
corporate compliance.
Jacqueline and her family recently spent 16 years overseas, supporting her husband’s
assignments in the US Navy, with tours in Italy, Hawaii, Taiwan, Japan, and Singapore.
Jacqueline is inspired daily by the strength, resiliency, and commitment to prepare of the
women in MCIW. Along with her PREPARE colleagues, she is energized by the support,
contributions, and participation of the wide circle of volunteers, funders, partners, and
cheerleaders that have supported PREPARE in its growth and work.
