A Newark, New Jersey native, Dr. Jacqueleen Bido earned her Doctorate from Seton Hall University in Educational Leadership, Management, and Policy.

She is the founder of Elevate Newark and BIDOISM Inc., which are consulting companies created to empower and help people, their organizations, and the communities they serve to invoke social change.

As the Chief Strategy Officer of Faces of Fallen Father, she continues to expand her mission through business consultation, program development, and grant writing. Dr. Bido is also proud to have served her country in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in the United States Navy. 

She is mother to five beautiful children, who have been her greatest achievement because their mere existence proves the importance of the work she does to make the world a better place for them and all to live.