BIOGRAPHY – JENNIFER NORTH

Organizational Development Consultant Jennifer North provides expertise and service throughout the non-for-profit sector. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal and Justice Studies from Governors State University as well as a Master of Arts in Political and Justice Studies. Jennifer has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the non-for-profit program development field, including strategic and comprehensive planning.

With a goal to service the community via talents, experience, and education, Jennifer has volunteered for several non-for-profit organizations. Her service within these organizations has developed analytical skills, strategic planning, and organizational design. Jennifer conducts various life skills workshops, including peer mediation trainings and anger management classes. In addition, Jennifer is Co-Chairperson for Young and Powerful Chicago's “Action Now” violence prevention campaign, Markham 6 District Juvenile Court anger management instructor, and maintains her affiliations with John Howard Association.

Jennifer attended high school on the south side of Chicago during the 1990s. From there, Jennifer began her collegiate career in the fall of 2002 at Northwestern Business College. She received a degree in Legal Studies in 2004. However, it was at GSU where Jennifer peaked a solid interest in justice studies thus developing a heightened interest in the American Penal System.

Political and Justice Studies at GSU heightened Jennifer's desire to become aware of community and social organizing. She aspires to become a proponent of socioeconomic equality in urban communities, where race, class, and gender are no longer hindrances, yet assets of who people are. Jennifer's goal is to provide a thorough understanding of governmental operations, changing the socioeconomic desolation of communities from persons that struggle with corruption and socially unequal regimes.

Currently, Jennifer is pursuing a second master degree in Public Administration with an anticipated award date of fall 2013. Her studies include an analysis of historical philosophers and thinkers in government and politics. Jennifer is also evaluating governmental status in the lives of its citizens. Essentially, Jennifer aims to aid in creating a country that the United States Constitution refers to, producing the opportunity for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for every child, woman, and man alive.