Jennifer has lived around animals all her life but only got up close and personal with wildlife when she began volunteering at her hometown rehab facility (Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center in Grants Pass, Oregon). For six years seasonally, she led guided tours, presented animal encounters, and represented the center at special events.
While completing her B.A. in comparative literature at the University of Oregon, she learned Cascades Raptor Center was right up the hill, and as soon as she graduated she began volunteering. After a move away from Eugene, an internship at the Aquarium of the Pacific, and a move back, she picked back up at the raptor center. She later joined the staff in 2020.
When not hanging out with birds, she might be found rehearsing a play, cooking, cuddling her reptiles, playing the violin, or dreaming about yarn.