Workshops + Speaking Engagements

Before COVID, Jennie was a frequent speaker and workshop facilitator in Washington D.C. (and beyond!)

• Trained Latin American journalists in 2018 and Russian journalists in 2019 at the International Center for Journalists on the intersection of technology, social media, branding, and storytelling

• Mentor for the National Diamond Challenge for Young Entrepreneurs

• Led a workshop on systems, structures, and project management for social entrepreneurs as part of MakeSense's launch in the United States

• Presented on growing and scaling a startup as part of DCWW's Women's Entrepreneurship Speaker Series

• Hosted a workshop for John Kerry's 2016 Emerging Young Leaders on the role of technology and strategic digital communication in advancing causes and companies

• Hosted several workshops and trainings for the Peace and Collaborative Development Network on digital communications, operations, and scaling a startup

Selected writing projects

• United Nations Blogger Fellow for the Social Good Summit in New York

• Traveled with Progrss to Albuquerque and Denver as part of the U.S. State Department-funded Creative Cities USA project to research and write on the way smaller American cities were recovering in unique ways from the economic downturn