Jacqueline Brooks is a Chicago-born and raised nerd and the Deputy Director at Kairos. With experience in climate justice communications and educational coaching, Jacqueline leaped into the world of operations as their desire to understand and support the ‘behind the scenes’ work needed in movement spaces to continue on the path to Black and Brown liberation grew. Outside of Kairos, Jacky can be found supporting mutual aid projects and tenant organizing work with Not Me We, a South Shore based organizing project. They also serve as Board Chair for a Chicago-based youth organization that focuses youth organizing and political education via the Black Radical Tradition. You can also find them binging 90s anime and art journaling in their free time.