Boston Magazine: Alum Jackie Jenkins-Scott (MSW’73) Named an Influential Bostonian
Jackie Jenkins-Scott (MSW’73) has been named one of 150 most influential Bostonians by Boston Magazine, honored for her many contributions to the city of Boston. The list includes a range of dynamic innovators from government, healthcare, education, and entertainment industries, among others.
Jenkins-Scott currently serves as the interim president of Roxbury Community College (RCC), an institution that has long served Boston’s Black community for 50 years. She recently launched the Business Innovation Center and the Center for Economic and Social Justice at RCC, to help students ideate and build businesses that aid community development. Previously, she was the president of Wheelock College for over 12 years and head of the Dimock Center, a community health organization. She was recently named commencement speaker for the upcoming BUSSW ceremony for the Class of 2024 where she will share her wisdom with the next generation of social workers.
Excerpt from “150 Most Influential Bostonians” by David Bernstein, originally posted in Boston Magazine:
“Jenkins-Scott’s yearlong 50th-anniversary celebrations at RCC have reminded Bostonians of the vital role the institution plays in the city. And “interim” or not, she’s building and planning as aggressively as she did while head of the Dimock Center and Wheelock College: She just announced a new Business Innovation Center and a Center for Economic and Social Justice at the school.”