About Jack
This is the Jack who inspired JackBeNimble.
Jack was an autistic high school student with Tourette's, ADHD and a passion for storytelling. In his grade school years, we home educated because we could not find a school that was a good fit for Jack - public or private. For 9th - 11th grades, he attended a public high school, spending half his days in special education and the other half in accelerated classes. We negotiated an extra year to build skills for college and Jack finished high school at a Kentucky public residential high school on a college campus. Unfortunately, he was not permitted to have the support of his IEP so it was a struggle and even now as a full time college student, Jack still has to contend with the disparities of understanding of not only his disabilities but of what is required to accommodate him. Check out our Dual Credit Policy brief here!
Like so many students with disabilities, Jack's educational journey has been challenging - not only for Jack and his family but for his educators as well.
Jack is one student - out of millions whose
lives are impacted every day by dedicated teachers, aides, and specialists doing what they can, often in spite of a system which exhausts and limits, rather than energizes and inspires.
JackBeNimble is dedicated to transforming the special education system for all those whose lives it touches - using the power of community, advocacy, and ingenuity.
We believe that special education does not have to be a battleground. We invite you to join us & Jack in reimagining special education so that it works for all - even Beau, Jack's best friend!
FOUNDERS & BOARD MEMBERS
Pinky Jackson
Co-Founder
Board CoChair
Communications
Community Relations
Organizing Guru
Compassion Ambassador
Parent of
Exceptional student
Steven Bradley
Board Adviser
Special Education Teacher (retired)
Autism & Learning Disabilities Specialist
Ambassador of Singing
Grandfather & Uncle to Exceptional Children
Michigan
Jack Bradley
Co-Founder
Inclusion Ambassador
Student Voice Activist
Asker of Thought Provoking
Questions
Research/Synthesis
Andrew Brennen
Board Member
National Geographic Education Fellow & Explorer
Marginalized Students Crusader
Harvard University School of Education
Master's Student
Kentucky
Hiatt Allen
Board Adviser
Student Voice Activist
Technology Support
Public Policy
Research
Marginalized Students Crusader
Future Minister
Kentucky
Judith Bradley
Founder
Board Chair
Idea Architect
Strategy
Organizational & Instructional Design & Development
Parent of an
Exceptional student
Jessica Koehler,
Ph.D.
Board Member
Accreditation, Assessment, and Continuous Improvement Fellow, Department of Engineering, Wake Forest University,
Former Director of Research,
The Future Project
Marginalized Students
Crusader
Instructional &
Research
Design
Teacher of Gifted Students
North Carolina
Andrew Lee
Board Adviser
Stigma Buster
Future Project Graduate &
Champion
Ambassador of Joy
Former Marginalized Student
North Carolina
Liz Stone
Board Adviser
National Board Certified Teacher
Special Education Teacher
Inclusion Ambassador
Instructional Design
Teacher of Teachers
Sister of an Adult with Exceptionalities
Kentucky
Rachel Bradley
Sister in Chief
Communications & Media Facilitator
Student Voice Activist
Technology Problem Solving
MORE TO COME; SOME ARE SHY. WHAT ABOUT YOU?
Just A Few of Our Wonderful
Friends & Encouragers
Rachel Belin, Managing Director Kentucky Student Voice Team
Kentucky Representative Lisa Willner, Ph.D., Former Executive Director, Kentucky Psychological Association; Former Board Member, Jefferson County Public Schools
Andre & Joe Wilson, parents of exceptional students
Krista Payne, parent of exceptional student
Brigitte Blom Ramsey, President & CEO, The Prichard Committee
Kentucky Senator Julie Raque Adams
Each of the teachers and family members willing to share their stories.
All students everywhere - you are our inspiration, our future, our hope.