RAIL AGAINST THE DANGER STAFF BIOS

MARIELLEN JACOBS

Mariellen Jacobs is the founder of RAD and co-founder of the College Safety Coaltion (CSC). She is also on staff at Shepherd Center where her son was rehabilitated after his accident. A devoted mom of two and a resident of Georgia for 31 years, her passion is to drive for lasting change in institutional bed design and college campus safety data collection.

JAYE PNIEWSKI

Jaye Pniewski, has been a successful make up artist for over 25 years in Film and Television in the Atlanta and Los Angeles markets. An accomplished commercial director, she has done projects for various non profit organizations including Voice Today, an organization protecting children against child abuse and exploitation, as well as RAD. Jaye has an extensive background in the entertainment world and brings passion and energy to her work. A mother of three daughters, Jaye is a child advocate who hopes to make a positive impact on issues dealing with any injustice against children.

CLARK JACOBS

Clark Jacobs, (aka Superman) is co-founder of RAD and a graduate of the Mechanical Engineering school at Georgia Tech. He is the driving force and inspiration behind RAD and is motivated every day to tell his story to every college student he can reach. Clark returned to GT in August 2016, 19 months after his loft bed fall and graduated in the summer of 2020.

RON JACOBS

Ron Jacobs, is Clark’s Dad and treasurer of RAD. Ron is retired from the IT industry and in his spare time keeps track of the legal and financial details involved in running Rail Against the Danger.