Before joining METAN, Jennifer worked for ABC Network News in Los Angeles and in New York. In Los Angeles, she focused on production in various capacities including as field producer and assignment editor. In New York she worked as a researcher for World News Tonight and a news consultant on national security issues for the ABC News Investigative Unit and its Special Events division. Prior to ABC, Jennifer worked in Washington, DC at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) where she continues to serve as an Adjunct Fellow with the Burke Chair in Strategy Program. At CSIS, Jennifer contributed to and consulted on a wide range of policy reports, intelligence briefings, and publications including a military analysis published by Praeger Publishers entitled Escalating To Nowhere: The Israeli-Palestinian War, which she co-authored with Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, chair of the department. Jennifer holds an M.A. from Georgetown University in Communication, Culture and Technology where she co-founded Gnovis, an online academic journal and served as its Technology Editor. She also received an M.A. in International Relations from the United States International University and a B.A. in International Relations and Trade from the University of Connecticut.