Sandra Jackson is an executive with more than two decades of experience in social services management in the D.C. area. Her tenure at House of Ruth began in 2013 when she became Director of Operations. Ms. Jackson was promoted to Interim Executive Director in January 2016 and then became Executive Director in November 2016. In September 2020, the House of Ruth board unanimously promoted Ms. Jackson to President and CEO of House of Ruth. Prior employers include the Child and Family Services Agency and Catholic Charities of Washington, D.C. She holds a Doctor of Ministry in Christian Counseling (Summa Cum Laude) from Maple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary, Master of Social Work from Howard University, and a Bachelor of Arts, from the School of Education & Human Development, George Washington University. 

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2020, Ms. Jackson was recognized at the Kennedy Center with Georgetown University’s John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award, which highlighted her inspirational leadership and passionate drive to make House of Ruth’s new Kidspace developmental childcare facility a reality.  In July 2021, she received the Shelter Executive of the Year Purple Ribbon Award from Domestic Shelters.org.  In March 2022, she received The Washington Women of Excellence Award from Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Servant Leadership Award from the DC Democratic Women’s Club.

The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights andUrban Affairs was born in 1968 out of the Civil Rights Movement following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leading Washington, DC law firms came together to form a network of pro bono lawyers to provide high quality services on civil rights and poverty issues in the Washington, D.C. region. In the 56 years since, we have provided legal assistance to individuals and groups in a variety of civil rights matters. More recently, our commitment to dismantling white supremacy has expanded and deepened. Through strategic litigation, we have challenged racial oppression in the areas of education, housing, employment, prisoners’ rights, policing, disability, and immigration. We remain committed to protecting and advancing civil rights for disadvantaged and underrepresented individuals and groups. Located in the Nation’s Capital, we are on the frontlines of the nation’s justice battles.  We stand with low-income communities under threat —prioritizing strategic litigation but also using public policy advocacy and communications strategies to dismantle systems of oppression and to achieve lasting change in Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, and across the country.