Member, California Society of Association Executives
Member, Career Vocational Education and Training Task Force
Member, Automotive Repair Coalition
Member, Bureau of Automotive Repair Advisory Task Force
Jennifer brings extensive experience to MCO Associates - over 13-years of practice in communications, public and media relations, event planning and coordination, public awareness campaign development, and grassroots and government relations expertise at the corporate, non-profit association and state government levels.
Prior to becoming an associate at MCO Associates, Jennifer served as the Executive Director of the Automotive Service Councils of California (ASC) a statewide non-profit trade association. In this capacity she also served as the association's chief communications officer and legislative advocate representing the organization before the California Legislature, regulatory agencies, and media.
Before joining ASC, Jennifer was as an account manager for Perry Communications Group a public relations, issues management and communications firm. In that capacity she was responsible for the management of multi-million dollar public affairs campaigns. These accounts required the execution of budgeting, including oversight and balancing budgets; coordinating and managing staff projects; and planning and implementing strategic initiatives.
Jennifer also served in a management position as Director of Government Affairs and Communications for a multi-state non-profit association. In that position, she organized various public relations campaigns, which included grassroots development, coalition building, media relations, special event coordination and execution, writing, and issues management. Jennifer has broad experience in legislative and government affairs, having served as a Legislative Director for a California Legislator and as a clerk for the California State Assembly.
Jennifer has ongoing experience in the creation and development of coalitions. In addition, she is adept at event planning and management, having organized a multitude of events both large and small, locally and nationally (recently gaining recognition through industry awards). Furthermore, Jennifer has recently won several prestigious awards from public relations societies for her work for increased education and awareness of various industry issues.
Jennifer is a member of the California Society of Association Executives and the American Society of Association Executives.
