Jennifer earned her Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation from Temple University and her Master of Science in Child & Youth Studies from Nova Southeastern University. For 25 years, she has worked in many the Delaware Valley region’s premier healthcare systems as a clinician and leader in rehabilitation and acute care. Jennifer joined Nemours in December 2014 as the Director of Child Life, Creative Arts Therapy and School Programs with a mission to elevate the depth and breadth of psychosocial care at AIDHC. In 2020, she was promoted to Senior Director in Patient Care Services in 2020. She now serves as the Assistant Vice President of Child & Family Services. In her current role as AVP, Jennifer supports the following clinical departments and ancillary services: Child Life, Creative Arts Therapy, School Programs; Social Services including Social Work, Interpreter Services, Patient Relations and Patient & Family Representatives & Escort; as well as Volunteer Services, Axillary and Spiritual Care Services. She is a longtime adjunct instructor at Temple University and serves as a consultant on Association of Child Life Professional’s Program Review & Development Service. She has contributed as a member of the Project Management Team for ACLP’s Child Life Data Center and is a former member of the Board of ACLP, the national association representing child life profession, serving in the position of Director from 2018-2020. Jennifer also represents Nemours on several community boards in the Delaware Valley, including the Ronald McDonald Charities of Greater Delaware. She has co-authored several chapters and publications in the field of child life and trauma informed care. Working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary research team at Nemours, Jennifer contributed as a co-investigator on a qualitative research project attracting a multi-year grant examining how trauma informed approaches intersect with play in hospitalized pediatric populations. Jennifer has championed the evolutions of the Nemours Autism Friendly Hospital Initiative & Adapted Care in the Delaware Valley and has represented this work in publications and presentations. She is skilled at leading and contributing to facility design projects and has successfully attracted hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants and donor funding for equipment, programming and play resources and staffing for patients and families.