Jaquelyn Mulkey

Director of Adult Community

Jacquelyn Mulkey Engelbert brings to The Monarch School over twenty years of experience in both public and private educational settings. Jacquelyn earned a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development and Family Studies from the University of North Texas before moving to Houston to attend the University of Houston - Clear Lake. While there, she obtained a Master’s degree in School Psychology and started her career as a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology in Katy ISD.  As an LSSP, Jacquelyn created the Developmental Assessment Team for the Katy Independent School District and designed Social Understanding Summer Camps for several Houston area school districts.  

In 2009, with passion for helping individuals with High Functioning Autism (and lots of encouragement from a handful of persistent parents), Jacquelyn was inspired to start a small private school for “quirky kids” with diagnoses like ADHD, Anxiety, and Asperger’s. She spent 13 years leading program development for neurodiverse students in grade 5 through college at Houston Focus Academy. During this time, Jacquelyn furthered her education by completing the coursework towards a Doctorate in Business Administration (ABD) and she is now working towards a Doctorate in Industrial Organizational Psychology at Northcentral University with a focus on Neurodiversity and employment.  

Jacquelyn is excited to transition to The Monarch School at the perfect time to enhance our program for current and future learning opportunities. Her goal is to help each learner reach his or her full potential towards independent living, further education, and future employment.