Jamie has been a member of the faculty at Cal Poly Humboldt since 2008 and is currently acting as the Director of the Distributed Learning (DL) Programs for the Department of Social Work at Humboldt.  She earned an MSW in 2008 from Cal Poly Humboldt and an MA in Human Development in 2015 from Fielding Graduate University. She is completing a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems.  Her dissertation research is on addressing the ongoing effects of colonization of Native Peoples through the higher education system. She has a commitment to creating sustainable programs and organizations that heal and actively works to promote this in the community as an Organization Development Consultant specializing in organizational cultures.