Trained as an Early Childhood Educator Jackie moved into the printing industry. As a business owner Jackie brings a wealth of governance and strategic business skills to SPELD NSW.
“As a mother, grandmother, partner, social butterfly, traveller, movie go-er , skier, reader, dog-owner, Toastmaster, and sponsor of four World Vision children, I still have bandwidth in my life to contribute to a cause that at its very core, exists to improve lives, recognise and support all of the opportunities that literacy provides.”
New to the SPELD NSW Board in 2019 Jackie trained as an early childhood educator moving into the printing industry for seventeen years as a business owner. Currently Jackie works as Category Manager – Logistics with Metcash Trading Limited. Jackie’s core skill set includes, risk mitigation, governance, strategic sourcing and negotiation skills.
Soft skills developed throughout her career have enabled Jackie to be empathetic, resilient, a collaborator, an influencer, change manager and problem solver – skills that will benefit SPELD into the future.