Jaine graduated from the College of St Catherine’s in St Paul with degrees in Secondary Education and Social Studies. Her teaching career started at the High School for New Americans in Minneapolis. She then taught high school and middle school in the Minneapolis Public Schools. After taking so time away from teaching to raise her 3 daughters, Jaine has return to teaching in 2019 at VSS working with the Pre-Beginning students and loves it! When she’s not at school, she can be found volunteering, gardening, playing Mah Jongg with her family or spending time with her dog Choco.