Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Jennifer landed in Los Angeles shortly after graduating from Emerson College with a B.A. in Mass Communications and Film. She has since become an inspiration to tens of thousands of children and their families, and set a new precedent for social responsibility within the entertainment community. An accidental philanthropist, Jennifer had a movie career in mind before fate dealt her a different hand. Jennifer began volunteering at the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles with a group of friends, most of whom were artists. In the fall of 1997, the Art of Elysium was born. What began as a group of friends with a mission to make sure no child goes through treatment alone, became a new way of looking at art and its capacity for social change.
Co-Founded the North Forrest Junior High and High School Ecology Club with Tonya Barrow.Graduated North Forrest High School In 1992.Graduated Emerson College in 1996.She received the 2012 Walter Littlefield Distinguished Speaker In Rhetoric and Communication Award from Emerson College.Co-Producer and co-host for various episodes of "Brian's Room" which was shot at Emerson College and was voted the Best College TV Series in 1993 by the National Association of College Broadcasters.While at Emerson College she was a writer and editor for "Latent Images" and a producer for the 1995 EVVY Awards.Founded The Art of Elysium in 1997. The Art of Elysium was named the "2008 Arts Non-Profit of the Year" by the Volunteer Center of Los Angeles. The Art of Elysium received a 2009 Noble Award and Joel Madden accepted the award on behalf of the charity.Executive Producer of the Los Angeles Productions of "Down the Stairs and to the Right" and "South of Delancey.".
Based on the 1930 classic by Faulkner, it is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson.