Jennifer received her B.A. from the University of South Florida in Tampa, where her undergraduate honors thesis was selected for presentation, and she received numerous honors and awards, including the President's Graduate Award, and King O'Neal Scholar Award. Jennifer received her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law in 2002, where she received the William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award and top-grade book awards and was ranked first in her graduating class. In 2011, Jennifer was appointed by Chief Judge J. Thomas McGrady to the Pinellas County Law Library Board of Directors. Additionally, Jennifer has served on and chaired a 13th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, has been an active member of the Hillsborough Bar Association, and has become an active member of the IACP.