Jacqueline (Jacky) Lara has a decade of experience working with adult learners as an ESOL and workforce development instructor in Boston. Jacky holds a bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies from UMass Boston and a master’s in education from Cambridge College. She is bilingual in English and Spanish. Her passion is making sure participants have the right tools to achieve their next step. She started working with Brookline Housing Authority in 2021 as the Self Sufficiency Program Coordinator/Coach. She had the opportunity to mentor women from the 2023 WT Leadership Program.