Born and raised in Aliquippa, PA, Jennifer graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000.  She went on to work in the Development Offices of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh before moving to New York City in 2002. Once there, Jennifer worked at a variety of nonprofit organizations including North General Hospital in Harlem, where she was Director of Development, and Project Renewal, as Director of Individual Giving.  Later she became Project Manager at Bee Season Consulting, a New York City-based Fundraising and Event Planning Consultant.  There, she helped manage and produce successful events and fundraising campaigns for over 15 years, working with clients including the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, Mount Sinai Hospital, One Hundred Black Men, Inc. of New York, and more. Jennifer moved back to Pittsburgh in 2011 and continued working for Bee Season Consulting while also serving as an event planner for a number of Pittsburgh and Ohio-based nonprofits including PICT Classic Theatre.  Jennifer joined the Woodland Hills Foundation in December of 2018 as a part-time Development Assistant and was promoted to Director of Development in June 2020.