Jacqueline Spates

Jacqueline Spates is the Founder and CEO of Devine After School Youth Program, Inc., with a career spanning over a decade in leadership roles within youth programs. Since 2009, Jacqueline has directed this organization while also serving as an Administrative Secretary at Florida International University since 1990, where responsibilities include scheduling, counseling new students, and managing administrative tasks. Prior experience includes positions as Program Manager at ARC Broward Youth Links Program and Competency Trainer at Twin Oaks Outpatient Services. Jacqueline has a strong educational background with multiple advanced degrees in Special Education, Business Administration, and Justice Administration from St. Thomas University and the University of Phoenix, complemented by an Associate degree in Paralegal from Miami Dade College.