Jacqueline joined CONNECT in 2015. She manages CONNECT’s external and internal communications, and provides fundraising support. She is responsible for carrying out CONNECT’s strategic communications plan and supporting CONNECT’s fundraising strategy. Previously, she was the Supervisor of CONNECT’s former Legal Advocacy Program. As supervisor of LAP, she sought immigration benefits for clients, provided legal advocacy and referrals, and supervised the work of legal advocates and interns. Before joining CONNECT in 2016, she was an Assistant State’s Attorney at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, assigned to the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Unit. Jacqueline is a 2013 graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, a 2010 cum laude graduate of Pennsylvania State University, and a member of the Illinois and New Jersey Bars. Jacqueline enjoys spending time with her husband and two young sons, traveling, and writing about motherhood.