Jacobsen, ,Long-Standing Advocate for Diversity & Inclusion

· Proudly married (30 years) to an educator who served at-risk population in Jesuit Volunteer Corps has worked in inner-city schools

· worked as Alumni Officer at Creighton University (CU), the first university west of the Missouri River to admit minority students to professional programs

· was instrumental in overseeing expanded African American participation on CU's Alumni Board of Directors

· aggressive in promoting and executing equal opportunity hiring--assisted in the hiring of first two African American Deputy County Attorneys and secured positions for African American and Hispanic legislative clerks

· has worked at Executive Director for Community Action of Nebraska and the Association of Nebraska Community Action Agencies

· served on Educational Endowment Committee funding an inner-city school offering free and reduced tuition to minority students

· was Treasurer of a Community Foundation funding over a million dollars for elementary school literacy

· is a supporter of a pregnancy assistance program for expectant and new mothers and children for food, clothing, medical care, and transportation

· member of the civil rights organization, The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Liberties

· promoted visual and performing arts to minority communities free of charge as President of the Cathedral Arts Prog