And here at Stony Brook, she’s ready to bring her wealth of experience in public and private K-12 education – as assistant superintendent and chief financial officer – to the University as she manages Facilities and Services’ multi-million dollar budget, develops strategies to streamline processes, and works on capital projects and procurement.

Her father and husband both teachers, “I basically grew up with, and married into, the field of education. The more I learned, the more interested I was in making a difference in this dynamic and important area.” Jenn is also excited to put her “positive, think-out-of-the-box, ‘let’s figure out how we can do it’” attitude to work.

And she’s thrilled to do it at the university “that’s always felt like home.” It’s where she received her School District Business Leadership (SDBL) certification, often bumping into her daughter as they passed each other coming in and out of the Chemistry building for class. It’s where her husband and another of her children attended. It’s the grounds where she spent many a Saturday literally ‘running the campus’, training for half-marathons. And it’s just a bike ride from her Lake Grove residence, where she and her husband raised their four children.

Now officially employed here, Jenn says “every single one of my coworkers has been amazingly helpful since my first day. I’m so happy to work among them now to do my part.”