Judith Jackson

JUDITH JACKSON, Chief of Staff, has been employed at SUS since July 1990.  Ms. Jackson began her employ as the agency’s first Director of Development and has earned progressively more responsible positions over the years.  In her current position, she coordinates and manages internal communications activities related to promoting a sense of community among staff at all levels, coordinates community relations activities related to community outreach events and oversees the management of the Human Resources Department.  Ms. Jackson is also the staff liaison to the Board of Directors, working with the CEO to support the Board in its governance role. Prior to joining SUS, Ms. Jackson worked in Development at The Door, the National Audubon Society and with the United Nations Environment Programme. 
 
Ms. Jackson received her B.A. from the University of the West Indies and her M.S. in Social Sciences from Long Island University.  She volunteers with Mustard Seed Communities USA, an organization dedicated to improving economic and social conditions in the Caribbean, Central America and Africa. As the legal guardian and sibling of an individual with a developmental disability she is a staunch disability rights advocate.