Board President
Roosevelt Elementary School District No. 66 Governing Board Member Shelley Jackson is a dedicated community organizer focused on advancing her community.
She has worked in classrooms and after-school programs focused on character development and directly with teachers, providing training on social-emotional learning.
Ms. Jackson serves as the Deputy Director of Training and Engagement at Instituto, whose mission is to build sustained political power for Arizona's low-income communities and communities of color. She is also a Booker T. Washington Child Development Center board member.
"My mission has always been to use what I have to do what I can for my community, and I am excited to take this mission and apply it to Roosevelt, where my education journey started," she said.
As a governing board member, she aims to create meaningful policies and practices that benefit the students, staff, and community.
Ms. Jackson was born and raised in South Phoenix. She was a third-generation RSD student attending Martin Luther King Jr. and Percy L. Julian. She graduated from ASU with a bachelor's degree in community advocacy and social policy and a minor in dance. She also collaborates with Rising Youth Theatre.