She went to school for counseling, sociology and has a lot of experience. She was in the treatment field for 10 years. She later went to school for her Ph.D. for teaching and made the move into education.

She has a certificate in Trauma, is working on her Ph.D. and has extensive experience with counseling. She also has a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice and a license in addiction counseling as well.

Her biggest challenge has been competing with her male counterpart, who are superior in the field in higher education.

Her greatest strength has been her ability to teach students based on her education, which has the most value. She loves teaching students.

She considers finishing her coursework for her Ph.D. while recovering from cancer her greatest accomplishment.

She is an Alumni of Caniscus College and got a full time professorship at the college.

She is inspired by her mom who was a teacher,. Jillian always wanted to have "Dr" in front of her name and be able to teach at a college.

She wants to be remembered for helping shape generations of counselors on treating clients as a whole person.

She participates with several organizations, including the Student Affiliate American Psychological Association, the American Counseling Association, the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling, the Dialectical Behavior Therapy  Association, Alpha Phi Sigma, the Criminal Justice Society and Psi Chi.

She received 100% Productivity Award, Quality Assurance Documentation Award , Alloro Recognition Award and Partners in Recovery.

She supports Alzheimer's Association Western NY, American Cancer Society, American Diabetics Association, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Stand Up to Cancer Foundation, Wounded Warriors, Team Red, White and Blue and Adopt US Soldiers.

When she is not working, she enjoys selling cosmetics, and working with Wounded Warriors.