Jill joined the NEE team in 2022 following her retirement as Superintendent of the Fayette R-III School District. She began her career in education as a science teacher, teaching first at Clark Middle School in Fayette and later at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia. She returned to Fayette as the Director of Curriculum, Assessment and Federal Programs in 2006 and served in that capacity until she assumed the role of superintendent in 2019. Jill received her Bachelor of Arts in Science Education from Central Methodist University, Master of Arts in Education from Lindenwood University, and Education Specialist in Administration from William Woods University.