Jennifer is a human capital advisor and talent solutions professional, with nearly two decades’ worth of experience working with private companies. An exceptional search professional, she has helped dozens of founders and entrepreneurs of mid-market companies build out their senior leadership teams. Jennifer is seen as a trusted advisor, with an expertise that allows her to guide clients through the lifecycle of their talent needs. This includes compensation design, performance management, market mapping, as well as other more highly specialized services in M&A talent mapping and executive communications. In addition to her deep relationship with her entrepreneurial clients, Jennifer is connected both regionally and nationally with senior leadership candidates as well as with a network of professionals in private company leadership and governance. She is also the founder of Canada’s Best Private Boards, a first-of-its-kind national and annual program that recognizes the impact of governance on the performance of private companies. Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in political studies from Queen’s University, a post-graduate degree in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University, as well as a director’s certification from the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). A big believer in giving back, she volunteers her time with The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health as a board director and as chair of the foundation’s compensation and succession committee. In 2023, she established The Valerie Feltham and Tammy Bekkers Memorial Bursary to support undergraduate students in financial need at Queen’s University and in honour of the passing of two dear friends in 1993. She has called Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, Kingston and now Ottawa home over the years, and currently lives there with her family and four-year-old Australian Shepherd, Jozy. She happily serves her clients in both English and French.