Jennifer was raised in the small Sierra Nevada mountain town of Oakhurst, California. She received a Bachelors Degree in Theater Arts from Fresno State University in 1995.  In 1993 she won the presigious Irene Ryan Acting Award and performed at the Kennedy Center where she had the honor of working with Uta Hagen.  After years of regional theater work, Jennifer turned her attention to operatic training and studied privately for several years. In 1999 she moved to Los Angeles and began performing improvisational comedy. The freedom and wit of improv along with her love of singing inspired Jennifer to develop her own one woman show "WIDE AWAKE"  which she performs in and around Los Angeles.  She has appeared as a guest star on several network tv shows.