About Jen
I have more than 25 years' experience helping nonprofits change lives, strengthen communities, and tell their stories effectively. I specialize in creative, strategic approaches that ignite growth.
I enjoy partnering with executives, staff, board members, donors, and volunteers to design programs, build capacity, transform culture, plan for the future, raise funds and visibility.
My experience as a nonprofit lawyer, executive director, program supervisor, public sector leader, fundraiser, coach, board member, volunteer, and advocate contribute to my ability to help you realize lasting organizational change. Our work is tailored to your vision, goals, and values.
Prior to consulting, I served as the first executive director of The Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism; executive director of the Saint Thomas More Center at Yale University; executive director of the Guilford Handcraft Center; director of development and communications at The Arts Council of Greater New Haven; development associate at Choate Rosemary Hall; and practiced law at the New Haven, Connecticut firm of Wiggin & Dana.
My volunteer service includes work with dozens of nonprofit and community organizations, including Habitat for Humanity, Yale University Art Gallery, Calvin Hill Day Care, Branford Board of Finance, James Blackstone Memorial Library, SARAH Foundation, Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame, and Read to Grow.
I hold a B.A. in English from the University of Virginia, a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law (final year at Yale Law School), and am certified to teach high school English in Connecticut through the Alternate Route to Certification.
In my free time, I enjoys beekeeping, hiking, photography and adventures with my husband and grown daughters.