Alicia McCareins’s resume is more impressive than most CEO’s.

A Ph.D. in psychology. A law degree, post doctorate and master’s degree all from Northwestern. She’s taught at five different universities, published numerous research papers and is writing a book.

Plus her awards and honors fill up half of page 1. That’s right, her resume isn’t just a single page; it’s six.

And as of January, McCareins has been able to add yet another honor to that resume: Campbell’s Team Mom for the New York Jets.

The mother of Jets’ wide receiver and NIU alumni Justin McCareins, Alicia was selected by Campbell’s to be included in the book, “Moms Know Best.” A book put out in junction with the Pro Football Players Mom’s Association, “Moms Know Best” features pages of family recipes, entertaining ideas and inspirational stories from each team mom.

Flipping through the pages of the book you’ll see Wilma McNabb from the Campbell’s Chunky Soup commercials and Gladys Bettis’ recipe for easy chicken pot pie. Flip to page 26 and you’ll find Alicia’s story.

It tells of how she grew up in a poor family in Trinidad and how she didn’t come to America until she was a teenager.

Her story continues on through her sons; John, Justin and Jay.

She tells of how proud she was of Justin when he graduated from NIU and was drafted into the NFL the same spring. And she dotes about the accomplishments of her oldest John, who is the vice president for Northern Trust Global Advisors, and Jay, who will graduate from Princeton and hopes to follow in Justin’s footsteps and get selected in the NFL Draft this March.

Of course the story, the Campbell’s book, the awards; they’re all no surprise. At least not to Justin. Besides, who knows mom better than her son?

“She’s one of those women who is very active,” the NIU all-time receiving leader said. “She’s always been the one to get involved with everything we did.”

For more than two decades, “getting involved” meant Alicia’s life revolved around her children’s sports, mainly football.

That’s why in the fall of 2004 Alicia didn’t miss a single game of Justin’s or Jay’s. Saturdays she watched games in Princeton black and orange while Sundays it was Jets green and white.

And through all that time she kept a journal. She wrote down everything from how the teams did to the fact that she can’t eat before watching her boys play. But this journal isn’t a private one.

“My husband kept saying ‘you have to write a book,'” Alicia said. “So I am.”

She’s still working on a title, but Alicia is hoping to publish the journal to document the life and times of what it’s like to be a football mom.

So to recap: she came to America with nothing, and she has turned it into everything. She has a resume and sons millions would kill for. She’s writing a book, helping charities, and she’s still been by her son’s side through everything.

So, is there any reason she shouldn’t have been named the Jets’ team mom?