For the past five years Jennifer served as Executive Director for Pauktuutit, Canada’s National Inuit women’s organization, leading and supporting work on issues facing Canada’s Arctic and encouraging Inuit women to participate effectively in their social development and economic life.
 
In the nineties, Jennifer founded Leslie Enterprises, an independent management consulting and project development firm, where she built and led cooperative processes among private and public sector clients to develop practical, cost-efficient, results-based national and international initiatives.  Prior to that, Jennifer held senior positions with the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, focusing on intergovernmental and international issues.
 
Jennifer has four children and currently lives in the Ottawa area.  She attends the Ottawa First congregation and is an active member of its choir.  She is now looking for a home in Toronto.  Jennifer continues to be actively committed to the well-being of all children and sits on the Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Children and Youth.