In their past life, Jennifer spent 22 years working in higher education development with a wide spectrum of individuals and programs. Presently, their path involves meeting folks where they are in their pursuit of life skills, addiction recovery, trauma-informed behavioral support, and just being social and independent out in the wild. They are a certified recovery mentor and a peer support specialist, and they’re pursuing certification in mental health and addiction counseling. 

Jennifer enjoys time with their neurodivergent family, public libraries, park picnics, propagating plants, puns, civic engagement, tough conversations, recovery meetings, and making up songs about activities of daily living.