Jami Marino is honored to serve as the School & Community Advocacy Manager in the southeast at the Cook Center for Human Connection.  She works alongside district leaders and stakeholders to implement mental health resources that support parents, caregivers, and staff within a specific community.  

Over the last decade, Jami has had the distinct privilege of collaborating with districts throughout the southeast both with literacy initiatives and mental health efforts.  She is passionate about each individual having resources regardless of circumstance and helping to break down barriers that prevent this.  Being a parent as well, Jami focuses a great deal of effort on empowering other parents and families.  One of the most rewarding examples of this was a family engagement project implemented in the state of South Carolina and in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Education to provide access to educational resources for 4-year olds in rural, underserved communities.  She helped to facilitate this project at another non-profit organization, the Waterford Institute.  

Jami graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a minor in Business from Skidmore College.  She currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband and 3 children-Chase, Landon, and Emeline.