Jennifer started working as Head of Operations at PathWise in 2021. Like many mothers, her career took a lot of twists and turns to get her to PathWise. Over two decades ago, Jennifer was a Director of Outpatient Services for a private mental health hospital in the Boston area. With a Master’s of Counseling Psychology and as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, she provided therapy and managed the Partial Hospital and Outpatient Department.
There was a theme in all of Jennifer’s jobs, she would start out as the service provider and eventually would become the manager/clinical supervisor/director. Becoming a manager was never her intention, but with each job she held, she could see the possibilities of organizational and staff improvements that would create a work environment that worked more effectively and cohesively.
Although the career Jennifer had at the hospital was personally and professionally rewarding, she made the difficult decision to become a stay-at-home mother after having 3 sons in three years.
Throughout the years Jennifer threw her energy into organizing and managing various volunteer jobs that revolved around her sons. She was the President of the preschool PTA which had a board of more than 50 women, a mixture of working and stay-at-home moms, many of whom had impressive careers. She later became the elementary and middle school PTO President.
Her boys had a love and talent for baseball, which led to several years as one of the few women on the town Little League board. She organized many events, fundraisers as well as contributed to the board decisions. The love of baseball continues many years later with one son playing baseball in college and the other two playing on their high school Varsity team.
After years of volunteer jobs, Jennifer stumbled into a job managing interns in a local wellness business. It was a perfect job for a mom since it was in town and offered flexibility. That job transitioned from working with the interns to managing the business. This was a completely new skill set from running a hospital system, but over time the skills acquired at this stumbled-upon job led to her getting the reputation as someone who can organize, manage and grow businesses.
Jennifer has a love for yoga and has been teaching hot vinyasa yoga for several years. Yoga and meditation are part of her daily routine. She is also a prolific reader and loves to play word games. Several years ago, she started a tradition of going to MLB stadiums with her sons, and they have been to 1/3 of the stadiums so far. Their favorite stadium is still Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. Jennifer has lived in Lexington, MA, for the past 22 years.