Jennifer comes to us from the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal where she was a Wilbur Fellow. She earned her Licentiate in Bioethics from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum School of Bioethics in Rome.  Her areas of specialization include Heterologous Adoption and Transfer of Embryos, The Womb in Reproductive Technologies, and the Role and Significance of The Medical Act. 

She has interviewed with Zenit News Agency, the National Catholic Register, Vatican Radio, Inside the Vatican as well as several foreign and secular reporters.  She has spoken on the dignity of women and women’s social issues to various catholic organizations since 1999.   

During her time in Italy Jennifer founded and directed The Movement for the Advancement of Rights, Virtue, Education and Leadership whose members consisted of a public and private sector network of professionals and academics in the field of Bioethics, Law, Science, Psychology and Media from various countries of Europe, North and South America and Africa to analyze, research and respond to mutual Pro-Life policy issues in bilateral and multilateral venues.  The organization sprang up from several years of advocacy work with various international Pro-Life organizations in the field. 

Previously Jennifer served as Executive Staff Member and International Project Assistant to the Secretary of State of the State of Washington from 1997 to 2000 where she chaired the Host Committee for Heads of State Reception by Washington State Officials for the third ministerial conference of the World Trade Association held in Seattle.  She also served as research analyst and logistics coordinator for trade and development between the Russia Far East, China and North Korea facilitated by the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Washington jointly with multi-lateral organizations. 

Please join us in welcoming Jennifer to her leadership role with the Culture of Life Foundation.