Christina Jackson

Christina Jackson's work experience includes roles in various organizations over the years. In 2010, they worked as a Lead Sales Associate at 45RPM Studios. From 2011 to 2013, they served as a Residential Advocate at the New York Asian Women's Center, providing counseling and case management services for clients facing domestic violence, trafficking, and sexual assault. In 2013, they became a Hostess and Server at Socarrat.

In 2014, Christina worked as a Manager at Matsunosuke before transitioning to The Door - A Center of Alternatives. There, they held multiple roles, including Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator/Career Advancement Coach, Case Manager specializing in commercially sexually exploited youth, and Per Diem Residential Advocate. Christina'sresponsibilities included overseeing outreach and recruitment, providing career coaching sessions, facilitating trainings, creating service plans, and offering crisis management support.

In 2019, they joined the University of Pennsylvania as a Teaching Assistant and later became a Clinical Nurse 1 at Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System. Simultaneously, they worked as a Registered Nurse at Pathways to Housing PA, conducting care coordination, providing direct patient care, and completing nursing assessments.

In 2019, Christina also started working as a Trainer at Housing First University- Pathways to Housing PA, a role they held until 2021. Christina'srecent work experience includes positions at The Centers, where they served as a Registered Nurse in HIV prevention and syringe exchange programs, an HIV Prevention Syringe Exchange Program Nurse Manager, and currently as the Director of Integrated Harm Reduction and Linkage to Care Services.

Throughout their career, Christina has demonstrated a diverse range of skills in healthcare, outreach, counseling, coaching, and advocacy.

Christina Jackson attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing from 2017 to 2018, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree. Prior to that, they studied at The Ohio State University from 2006 to 2010 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Japanese and Comparative Studies with a concentration in Ethnic and American Studies. In 2019, they obtained a certification as a Registered Nurse from the University of Pennsylvania.