Jennifer has been working professionally as a costume shop manager, associate and assistant costume designer for theatre, dance, and opera for 20 years.  Her education includes a BFA in Theatre from William Carey College and a MFA in Scenography from University of North Carolina-Greensboro.  Jennifer was the Associate Costume Director for Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC, where she worked closely with designers such as Catherine Zuber and Robert Perdziola on over 40 productions.  After moving to New York City to begin a freelance career, she continued her working relationships with designers she met at STC.   She began to assist designers such as Murell Horton and Jennifer Moeller, for their shows at Guthrie Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, Dallas Opera, Off Broadway, etc.   Jennifer also worked for Santa Fe Opera, splitting her time between their New York City studio, where she assisted SFO Costume Director David Burke, and their summer season in Santa Fe, NM, where she was the Costume Shop Coordinator.  While at Santa Fe Opera, Jennifer worked with American designers such as Constance Hoffman, Ann Hould-Ward, and Allen Moyer, and European designers such as Brigitte Reifenstuel, Sue Wilmington, and Jon Morrell.   In 2012, Jennifer had the opportunity to work with fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi as his associate costume designer on two new Mark Morris dance pieces:   Beaux for San Francisco Ballet, and A Choral Fantasy for Mark Morris Dance Group at Brooklyn Academy of Music.  

Jennifer has also worked as an interim costume shop manager for Marshall University and University of Southern Mississippi, and has been a guest speaker for costume students at University of North Carolina-Greensboro.  Most recently, Jennifer was Costume Shop Manager for the Department of Theater at Dartmouth College for 8 years, where she was grateful to mentor many extraordinary students.