Jennifer oversees operations and runs communications at Gonring | Lin | Spahn, leading strategy on positioning key philanthropic, policy, and political objectives. In partnership with major institutions, foundations, corporations, individuals, and political organizations, she delivers a steady campaign mentality to her work, refining clients’ key messages and significantly increasing their visibility and funding overall.  

Before co-founding Gonring | Lin | Spahn, Jennifer worked at DreamWorks SKG, where she oversaw the studio’s corporate affairs, directed special projects; and managed public relations, the Spielberg Family Living Trust, the Katzenberg Family Trust, the David Geffen Foundation, and DreamWorks’ CSR programs.

Jennifer is a member of the governor appointed California Film Commission and currently serves on the boards of City Year Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Urban League, and the Charles Edison Fund. She is also a member of the non-partisan Pacific Council on International Policy.  

Jennifer holds a joint bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Wisconsin. She is a featured speaker and panelist at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California. Her husband, Chris, is an ethnomusicologist and writer. They have two daughters.