Jaclyn Mothupi serves as the Engagement Director for Choose How You Move in Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s Office, where she leads community engagement efforts for the city’s historic transportation improvement program. In this role, she focuses on building meaningful partnerships, strengthening community trust, and ensuring that residents have a voice in shaping Nashville’s transportation future.
Jaclyn brings nearly two decades of experience spanning nonprofit leadership, state government, higher education, and clean energy. Previously, she served as Head of Product at Clearloop, Director of Social Innovation at Vanderbilt University’s Wond’ry Innovation Center, Regional Director of External Affairs at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, and in leadership roles at Hands On Nashville. Throughout her career, she has focused on connecting people, ideas, and resources to create lasting community impact.
Jaclyn holds a B.S. in design and architecture from the University of Minnesota and a M.S. in Sustainable Practices from Lipscomb University. Jaclyn and her husband have two children that attend MNPS, on the weekends you can find them exploring and camping at our Tennessee State Parks.
