Jeannine has been an educator for 30+ years working with students from preschool through college, having taught in New York, South Africa, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. After moving to NC she taught in Durham Public Schools, at Duke School, Carolina Friends School, and currently at New Garden Friends School. She has been on the Nasher Museums Teacher Advisory Council, on the board of the NCAEA (North Carolina Art Educators Association) and she is also a freelance photographer, graphic designer, and scenic designer with a long-standing relationship with theatre. 

She lives in Chapel Hill, and is the proud Mom of her son, a 2022 graduate of CHHS, who is currently a Senior at Vassar College. When she is not teaching or creating, she enjoys cooking, and spending quiet time with her dog and two cats.