Jacqueline
Ball

I spent 20 years in the military. My enlistment beginning in Washington, DC and retirement taking place in beautiful Newport, Rhode Island.  My military training plays a huge part of my life and career as an actor, helping me develop my skill set of organization, preparation, time management and of course leadership.

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I’ve always loved school and the learning process.  The military gave me the opportunity to obtain a journalism degree from the University of Maryland, College Park.  I could not get enough of the college environment and went on to enroll in The George Washington University in Washington, DC.  I earned a bachelor’s degree in business.

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Upon retiring from the military l began taking classes in Simmons College in Boston, where I received a Master’s degree in Library Science.

I’m a proud member of the organization Veterans in Media and Entertainment.  Several years ago Director Judd Apatow contacted the organization in an effort to hire military service members on a series he was working on for HBO.  The show was called Crashing and for 3 seasons I had the honor of working as a Craft Service assistant.  I’m so grateful for that opportunity because I developed a new skill set and learned so much about the film industry.

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Self care is a new buzz work these days, so if I had to talk about a ritual.  I would say, for me, it is music.  I believe music is a gift to the planet.  I’m so glad I live in a time when we can create musical playlists on our smart phones.  We can download anything from classical to rhythm and blues, and I love listening on my bluetooth headphones.