Jenna believes in the power of possibility. She believes in doing good to heal past harms. And she believes in people like you who care about their communities.
Jenna believes in the power of possibility. She believes in doing good to heal past harms. And she believes in people like you who care about their communities.
A North Dakota native and Midwesterner at heart, Jenna is a coach-style strategic leader with 20 years’ experience in nonprofit mission delivery, fundraising, strategic communications, and employee engagement. Since moving to Minnesota in 2006, Jenna has served large organizations and small, including the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, UMN Morris, West Central Initiative, and Minnesota Upstream. Alongside like-minded, hard-working caring people like you, she's raised tens of millions of dollars for causes close to her heart.
Jenna holds a BA in theatre arts, English, and multicultural studies from the University of Minnesota Morris and a Certificate in Fundraising Management from The Fund Raising School, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. She's currently pursuing a MA in organizational leadership at St. Catherine University.
Jenna’s fundraising superpower is helping tell the stories of the good work accomplished by organizations she cares about. She’s worked on campaigns ranging from $300 to more than $31 million, and she’s equally proud of all of them.
Jenna is a matrilineal descendant of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, with family ties to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Her greatest hope is to be a good relative.
An everyday philanthropist, Jenna recently relocated from rural western Minnesota to Saint Paul, where she lives with her husband and son. Together, they spend a lot of time outside chasing their golden lab, Ziibi.
A North Dakota native and Midwesterner at heart, Jenna is a coach-style strategic leader with 20 years’ experience in nonprofit mission delivery, fundraising, strategic communications, and employee engagement. Since moving to Minnesota in 2006, Jenna has served large organizations and small, including the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, UMN Morris, West Central Initiative, and Minnesota Upstream. Alongside like-minded, hard-working caring people like you, she's raised tens of millions of dollars for causes close to her heart.
Jenna holds a BA in theatre arts, English, and multicultural studies from the University of Minnesota Morris and a Certificate in Fundraising Management from The Fund Raising School, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. She's currently pursuing a MA in organizational leadership at St. Catherine University.
Jenna’s fundraising superpower is helping tell the stories of the good work accomplished by organizations she cares about. She’s worked on campaigns ranging from $300 to more than $31 million, and she’s equally proud of all of them.
Jenna is a matrilineal descendant of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, with family ties to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Her greatest hope is to be a good relative.
An everyday philanthropist, Jenna recently relocated from rural western Minnesota to Saint Paul, where she lives with her husband and son. Together, they spend a lot of time outside chasing their golden lab, Ziibi.
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