A tenured nonprofit executive and recovering nonprofit fund raiser of thirty years, Jennifer was drawn to the idea that with the right mindset, resources, and framework, a nonprofit organization could become truly sustainable.  Financial sustainability puts the nonprofit executive in the “driver’s seat” and shifts day to day management from studying fund raising plans and scouring P&L’s, to deepening mission and impact outcomes.

Prior to her work at SUSTAIN, Jennifer led WiNGS, a Dallas nonprofit focused on lifting women and families out of poverty.  During her ten-year tenure, she seamlessly transitioned the 107-year old YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas to WiNGS (Women in Need of Generous Support) to focus solely on addressing poverty in Dallas.  Toward that end, she led the $6 million Promise Campaign to create the WiNGS Center for Women, a  20,000 square-foot facility with state of the art training and coaching rooms, computer lab, and office space for 60 employees.

Jennifer also serves as CEO of Impact City Initiative, a Dallas-based nonprofit focused on innovative solutions for our communities’ greatest human needs. 

Jennifer is a founding member and past president of the Nonprofit CEO Council; former Dallas Assembly member; and graduate of Leadership Texas (2008) and Leadership Plano (2004).  She earned her Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® designation in 2014.  The mother of two adult children, Jennifer shares her Richardson, Texas home with husband Tim and pups (Alexander) Hamilton and George (Washington).