Jacquelyn is an attorney with Laird Law Firm. She earned a B.A. from Iowa State University and a J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law. She has been involved in several nonprofit boards in Cerro Gordo County, including the Conservation Board, the local Housing Trust Fund Board and the North Iowa Corridor Economic Development Corporation Board. Jacquelyn also serves on the Enhance Iowa Board. She has been chair of Newman Catholic Schools’ major fundraiser. She and her husband have one son and are members of Epiphany Parish in Mason City.