Following a 40-year international corporate career, mostly in the healthcare industry, Jackie
decided to enter the environmental arena and in 2019 she completed a master’s in environmental management from
the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. She has been active in conservation activities on Cape Cod in Massachusetts since 2012 and in 2018-2019 led a research workstream with the Herring River Restoration Project team to study invasive vegetation within the salt marsh estuary. She is highly interested in not only contributing to the restoration of the Herring River, but also in the preservation of the unique attributes of the Cape Cod ecosystem at large. She believes the Northeast chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration serves a vital role in connecting restoration and conservation professionals across the region.