Trish Jackson was born in New York City and grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia. Growing up in historic Virginia is where she first discovered her love and appreciation for American History. She graduated from Colgate University in 1989 with a double major in Political Science and International Relations. Trish currently works as a strategic campaign analyst compiling email and direct mail campaigns in the financial services industry.
Trish has enjoyed almost two decades of DAR involvement at the chapter, state, and national levels. As the chapter regent of the Molly Stark Chapter, she was instrumental in marking four Real Daughter's graves in Manchester, Chester and Dalton, New Hampshire. During her regency, and most recently as house chairman, historic preservation efforts on the chapter's property, the boyhood home of General John Stark, she oversaw significant upgrades and renovations with precise detail to ensure historical integrity. In her final year as regent she spear-headed a city-wide American Flag effort where the chapter donated new Flags of the United States of America to every elementary, middle, and high school throughout the city of Manchester, including providing a Braille flag for the visually impaired to the McGreal Sight Center located in Concord, New Hampshire.
Trish is also a member of the National 250th Membership Task Force. Trish is an adept membership application specialist who has 108 member for member credits and has helped many others start their journey into DAR. She recently completed the New Member and New Horizon member training programs during the Dillon administration. In 2015 she was an Outstanding DAR Service for Veterans award recipient and the chapter point person for the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam War.
She is married to Hans Jackson, Honorary Senior National President of the N.S.C.A.R and the mother of Erin and Connor Jackson, Past National Presidents of the National Society Children of the American Revolution.
Honorary State Regents
2016-2019
Wendy Stanley Jones Exeter Chapter
2013-2016
Phyllis May Caron Gagnon Molly Stark Chapter
2010-2013
Laura McCrillis Kessler
Historian General 2019-2022
Vice President General 2014-2017
Reprisal Chapter
2007-2010
Sarah Potts Voll
Treasurer General
2010-2013
Else Cilley Chapter
2004-2007
Elaine S.C. Bean Molly Stark Chapter
1995-1998
Bea Worden Dalton
Treasurer General
2004-2007
Exeter Chapter
Past State Regents
2001-2004
Maryann Harris Wentworth
(Mrs. Clayton B.)
Margery Sullivan Chapter
1998-2001
Martha Ann Howard Jollimore
(Mrs. Kenneth)
Mary Butler Chapter
1992-1995
Julia C. Case Else Cilley Chapter
1989-1992
Lois Turner Baum
(Mrs. John W.)
Mercy Hathaway White Chapter
1986-1989
Harriet Gray Partington
(Mrs. Richard)
Matthew Thornton Chapter
1983-1986
Sara B. Huckins Smith
(Mrs. Louis G.)
Vice President General 1986-1989
Colonel Samuel Ashley Chapter
1980-1983
Ida Aagersinger Maybe
(Mrs. Kenneth)
Anna Stickney Chapter
1977-1980
Ethyl Kennard Gerrish
(Mrs. Raymond F. )
Margery Sullivan Chapter
