I am a community-centered fundraising and nonprofit leader,creative executive, historian, professor, and writer.

I am Assistant Professor of Arts Administration at Elon University. Previous faculty positions at Seattle University and UNC-Greensboro.

I'm the author or co-author of five books: Nonprofit Boards For Dummies (with Caitlin Pontrello, Wiley, 2026)

A Kid's Book About Kindness (Penguin Random House/DK Publishing, 2025)
Sustainable Fundraising (with Hannah Grannemann, Columbia Business School Publishing, 2026)

Revue Musicals (Bloomsbury/Methuen Drama),

Shakespeare in Film (Running Press/Turner Classic Movies, 2028)

Washington State Arts Commissioner, representing 43rd District (Seattle), Governor Appointed, Chair, Advocacy Committee, 2025

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Inaugural Executive Director of the American Genre Film Archive, the world's largest nonprofit archive and distributor for genre films. Produced 10+ Home video releases

Artistic roles for NC Museum of Art, Durham Savoyards, Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh, Chamber Music Raleigh, Justice Theatre Project, Pauper Players

Theatre director and orchestra/opera conductor and has produced over 150 live performances including a televised tribute to Leonard Bernstein and American Music for PBS/UNC TV

Fundraising roles with Friends of Waterfront park, Arboretum Foundation (WA), Mary’s Place, Pacific Northwest Ballet.

Featured appearances: TED Radio Hour, Cannes Film Festival/Fantastic Pavillion, Variety, The Advocate, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, How To Build a Nonprofit, The Projection Booth

The Symphony “Symphony: Dark Testament” by William Henry Curry is dedicated in Jackson’s honor.

HONORS:

40 Under 40, Puget Sound Business Journal, 2025

Young Alumni Award, UNC-Greensboro, 2024

Honorary Fellow, Rainier Club (Seattle), 2024-2026

Top 30 Arts Professionals by Musical America, 2023

“The Future of Arts Fundraising” by Southern Theatre Magazine, 2022

Tar Heel of the Week, Raleigh News and Observer, 2016