Jacklyn Dineen

Jackie Dinneen was most recently the deputy chief of staff of the Peace Corps, and prior to that she held fundraising and marketing positions with The Partnership Inc., where she helped recruit, retain, develop, and convene professionals of color. She volunteers as a grant reviewer at the Cummings Foundation.

 

She served in the administration for President Barack Obama, as deputy White House liaison in the Department of Homeland Security, then as White House liaison in the Peace Corps, as associate policy director in the Office of the First Lady, and as director of gifts and grants management within the Office of External Affairs for the Peace Corps.

 

At Colby College, she was a first-generation, low-income student, government major and education minor, head resident at Dana and Averill halls,captain of the women’s rugby club, and a mentor for girls through the Waterville nonprofit Hardy Girls Healthy Women.After completing her undergraduate education, she earned an Master's in Public Policy at George Mason University.

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She is currently serving as the Colby Class of 2005 co-class president. She and her husband, Jim, live in Duxbury, Mass., with their three children: James, Eryn, and Alexander.