Jennifer holds two decades of corporate and pharmaceutical sector experience. She has a deep understanding of the Canadian pharmaceutical industry having managed communications and public affairs programs in the areas of vaccines, immunology, oncology, mental health, and type-2 diabetes. 

Prior to joining NATIONAL in 2021, Jennifer spent over a decade at Janssen Inc. and four years at AstraZeneca Canada. During this time, she was responsible for numerous product launches as well as providing strategic counsel and public affairs oversight for some of Canada’s most complex pharmaceutical policy and media issues. She has significant experience working with cross functional teams within highly matrixed organizations. Jennifer is a strategic communicator who always brings a patient-centric mindset to her work. 

She began her public relations career in the agency environment and prior to that worked in the Office of the Premier in New Brunswick.

Jennifer achieved a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Brunswick and a Bachelor of Public Relations from Mount Saint Vincent University.