Jackie Parente is excited to go from parent volunteer to teaching assistant in KA. Jackie grew up in Western Massachusetts where she attended St. Mary’s Catholic High School. She moved to Troy, NY in 1998 to get her B.A. in Biology from Russell Sage College and decided to put down roots in North Carolina after graduation. Since coming to the Old North State, she has held positions at UNC, RTI International, and Chapel Hill-Carrboro Meals on Wheels. She has been an active volunteer in the STM community ever since her daughter started school.