AEEE's 48th Annual Conference at La Concha Renaissance San Juan Resort

Jackasha I. Wiley is a two-time graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor’s degree in History and Women and Gender Studies from Douglass College and a Masters of Education in Social Studies Education from the Graduate School of Education. Ms. Wiley is a product of urban education and alumni of the Rutgers Upward Bound, SSS, McNair and Educational Opportunity Fund programs that have been established to promote educational opportunities for underrepresented students. She is an active member of Kappa Delta Phi International Honor Society in Education. Her passion lies in youth academic achievement and success. Ms. Wiley was a high school Social Studies and Financial Literacy teacher in Orange, NJ. Along with being actively involved in urban communities through mentoring and volunteering, she also conducts research on African-American males in (urban) education and has presented her research at various conferences. Currently, the Immediate Past President of the Association of Excellence and Equality in Education (AEEE) and Council on Opportunity in Education (COE) board member.