Born and raised in Minnesota, Jamaica DelMar Ph.D. Ed.D. defines herself as a mom, wife, daughter, and friend. She has worked in higher education for 12 years, and her previous positions at other institutions include Registrar, Assistant Registrar, Adjunct Faculty, and Academic Advisor at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul Minnesota. She is a longtime volunteer at organizations serving homeless families. Jamaica’s work as an educator and empowerment facilitator with the Jeremiah Program led her to her interests in mentoring students regarding their college goals and taking an activist and innovative approach to such service, teaching, and research in a way that drives her commitment to and passion for leading Project. Dr. DelMar loves to garden and is an avid rockhound. Her other interests include reading, social justice, equity in education, public art, music, and candy making. Her dissertation was entitled, “A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Perceptions of Single Mother College Students.”