Jackie Navidad joined the Alabama Partnership for Children (APC) in January as Help Me Grow Alabama Professional Development Coordinator. She is a native of Peru and she is fluent in Spanish. She and her family immigrated to the United States in 1976 and resided in New Jersey. Her husband is a native of El Salvador and was stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1986, which began their journey living in the south. She and her husband have been married for 25 years and have two daughters, ages 10 and 13. Her background is in counseling, teaching and social services. She is also involved in empowering and supporting the Hispanic families and children living in the community. In her new position with the APC, she will focus on coordinating the developmental screening component of Help Me Grow Alabama. Her intention is to reach out to families with young children and offer them the support and referrals needed to live a successful life.