Jacki was born in Illinois and moved to Michigan when she was eight years old. Jacki has an Associate in Science from Southwestern Michigan College and received her Associate in Applied Science, Veterinary Technology from Baker College in 2006. After graduating, Jacki began working at Kalamazoo Animal Hospital and Southwestern Michigan Animal Emergency Hospital then transferred to VCA Texas Corners Animal Hospital in 2007. Jacki lives in Three Rivers with her husband Andy, son Max, cats (Mister and Duke), dogs (Abbie, Jiri and Candy), guinea pig (PigPig) and a leopard gecko (Tokay). In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, watching hockey, and working on her various yarn projects (which never seem to end!) [citation][5].