Jerryln, a recent retiree from the Alabama Department of Mental Health, has served as the immediate past Regional Director for the Region III Division of Developmental Disabilities. Jerryln has worked with people with intellectual disabilities for over 35 years, and has a family member with disabilities. She is a graduate of Leadership Mobile, a member of the DREAM Foundation, the League of Women Voters, the Greater Mobile Chapter of the Links Incorporated, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.