The Ama Foundation Board of Directors

Jacole resides in Montana and first visited Ama Ghar in 2008 when she was living in Nepal for a few years. She visits nearly every year, and she has loved watching the older children (now alumni) become kind and independent adults and enjoys getting to know all the children who have joined Ama Ghar over the years. With over 15 years of experience working in international development (including time living in Nepal and Cambodia), she has designed, managed, and advised education and research programs around the world that primarily focus on improving learning opportunities and outcomes for marginalized learners. Some of her other professional experiences include consulting on communications content and strategy for an international donor agency, designing a statewide rural telemental health program for child survivors of abuse, and teaching high school English Language Arts. She holds a B.A. in English Teaching from The University of Montana and an Ed.M. in International Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is currently completing her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Leadership from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and she received a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct her dissertation research in Nepal.