Native of Chicago, IL and now Denver, CO, is creative and dedicated Visual Arts teacher committed to creating meaningful and stimulating art programs to promote diversity, appreciation of difficult cultures, and self-awareness, and provides an extensive teaching experience in a wide range of visual media: skilled in designing art programs to compliment core courses, able to inspire children to see their potential and exceed their expectations, provides extensive leadership experience in school, volunteers, motivational speaker, and participates in community activities. Is also capable of being a visiting art teacher applying Fine Art skills such as oil painting, sculpture, line drawing, texture painting, murals, advertising, innovation, and entrepreneurship
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✨ Jacqueline Withers: A Woman of Legacy & Lift-Off ✨
From jazz stages in Chicago to aviation fields in Colorado, Jacqueline Withers is a force of nature. She just wrapped her latest portfolio shoot for the College of DuPage’s Black History Month exhibit while preparing a Women’s History Month fundraiser honoring legends Bessie Coleman & Amelia Earhart — in fashion. 💃🏽✈️
Founder of the Take Flight – Aviation Leadership & Bessie Coleman Fly Girls & Boys programs, Jacqueline has empowered over 100+ minority youth with aviation scholarships and life-changing leadership tools — all free of charge. 💼🎓
She’s a:
🎤 Jazz recording artist
🎨 Renowned painter
📚 Teacher & motivational speaker
🌍 Humanitarian & entrepreneur
From unveiling permanent Bessie Coleman exhibits at Denver International Airport to organizing the first-ever flyover in Coleman’s honor — Jacqueline Withers is making Black aviation history visible, vibrant, and lasting.
Even after overcoming a brain hemorrhage and rare cancer, she stands strong — a living tribute to resilience, legacy, and the power of flight. 🕊️
🗣️ “They paid me back by their success stories.”
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PHONE: (720)350-3230
EMAIL(S): jacqueline_withers@yahoo.com or jacqueline.withers52@gmail.com
FACEBOOK/MESSENGER: Jacqueline Withers
Image Award-Fred Hampton Scholarship-June 2005
Hero of The Year Youth Award-Tuskegee Airmen Inc.-June 2010
NAACP Youth Council Award-May 2011
Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society In Business, Management, and Administration-Argosy University-April 2013
Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission- Honorable Wilma J. Webb New Vision Award-presented 14th day January 2017
Published in The Common Thread, Ai Connection in 2011