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Jennifer was raised in Scholls, Oregon and graduated from Hillsboro  High School. She went on to achieve her bachelor's degree from  Willamette University in Salem, Oregon and later a graduate degree from  Northeastern University in Boston. Jennifer has been with Portland  State for over 11 years. She started her career in the Hatfield School of Government's Executive Leadership Institute and later moved on to  become  the Chief Finance and Operating Officer of the Maseeh College of  Engineering and Computer Science. In 2009 she transitioned into  the central administration by accepting a position in the Office of Budget and Planning.

Jennifer is the mother of an energetic grade schooler and spends her time involved in his school activities as well as golfing and  scrapbooking.