Jenna, a harm reduction specialist, has ten years of experience working at the intersection of direct service and public policy. She believes that harm reduction is about human dignity and seeks to dismantle and re-envision social service models that do “for” rather than redistribute decision-making power and resources. Jenna’s most formative experiences include leading the flagship Outreach program at HIPS in Washington, D.C., supporting folks engaged in sex trade and criminalized drug use; coordinating medical services and creating avenues for youth leadership at a youth shelter in Newark, N.J.; and navigating housing and immigration services for constituents in Congressman Jerrold Nadler’s district office. Immediately prior to studying at Woodrow Wilson, Jenna served as associate director at Point Source Youth, a national nonprofit that promotes and supports Housing First and youth-centered solutions to youth homelessness. She is passionate about her home state of New Jersey, where she is on the board of New Leaders Council-NJ and the New Jersey Abortion Access Fund. In her spare time, Jenna loves dancing and spending time outdoors near bodies of water, especially in the Pine Barrens, a N.J. ecological treasure.