Background
Jacobs, Jerri was born on December 7, 1948 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Anthony and Stella (Dobies) Swanic.
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Jerri Jacobs
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Student, California State College, 1966-1969; student, Pennsylvania State University, 1971; student, Metropolitan State College, Denver, 1985-1987.
Career
Eligibility technician, Department of Public Assistance, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1970-1972;
eligibility technician, Alameda County Welfare Department, Oakland, California, 1973-1975;
finance counselor, Highland Hospital, Oakland, 1976-1978;
director afternoon enrichment programs, Montclair Community Play Center, Oakland, 1982-1983;
parent advocate, Metro Parents Assistance Coalition, Denver, 1986;
parent consultant to educational services district # 105 for special education, Washington State Parent Educator Partnership Project, Seattle, since 1990. Contact person Washington Assembly for Citizens with Disabilities, since 1988, eastern Washington legislation lobbyist, 1989-1993. Member Yakima County Development Disabilities Advisory Board, since 1989, chairperson volunteer coordinator for ski program, 1989-1990.
Member Yakima School District Special Education Advisory Council, since 1990. Member Interagy. Coordinating Council for Early Intervention Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1989. Member Yakima School District Strategic Planning Committee, 1991-1993.
Member Transition Committee Kittitas county, 1989-1993. Member Office of the Superintendent of Public instruction's Autism. Task Froce, 1992-1993, state-wide special education regulations review task force, since 1992.
Co-chair Parent-to-Parent for Yakima and Kittitas counties, 1992-1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member Autism Society American (board directors since 1991, secretary board directors 1993-1994, chair legislation subcommittee of government affairs committee since 1992, chair family support subcommittee and residential standards subcommittee 1992-1994, member education committee since 1992, conference committee since 1992), Autism Society fo Washington (board directors since 1988, president 1989-1991, co-chair by-laws committee since 1991, chair nominations committee since 1992).
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Married William Stanton Jacobs, April 8, 1972. Children: Jill Warren, Seth Lloyd.
