Courtenaye Jackson

Courtenaye Jackson-Chase serves as a chief legal advisor to ensure that Children’s Aid can best support the children and families it serves across New York City. She joined Children’s Aid in 2016, coming from the New York City Department of Education, where she served as general counsel. Working as a chief legal advisor and strategist to the chancellor and senior leadership team, she focused on legal and compliance matters, employment law, special education, and equal opportunity programming and policy. Courtenaye has also served as a senior advisor to the chancellor and chief deputy to the general counsel for the Department of Education. Courtenaye received her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law, and received her B.S. from Cornell University.