Meet The Team

Jennifer holds a Master’s of Public Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver and has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Criminal Justice. Her prior experience includes holding the position of Chief Public Relations Strategist and Project Manager for Monaghan & Associates, Inc., in Denver, a public affairs and governmental relations firm. Her duties included designing and developing comprehensive implementation strategies for public and private projects and ensuring ongoing client satisfaction and retention rates. 

She has more than 20 years of service to Broomfield, serving in various capacities; from 1999-2005 she served as the Director of the Combined Courts and transitioned in 2006-2009 to leading and directing state/federal government lobbying efforts. In September 2009 she assumed the newly created position of Assistant to the City and County Manager - duties include city/county-wide overall management functions while continuing to lead Broomfield’s state/federal lobbying efforts. In 2013 Jennifer assumed the position of Director of Communications and Governmental Affairs department, and she was promoted to Assistant City and County Manager in 2015. In August 2019, Jennifer became the first woman City and County Manager after a nationwide recruitment process. 

She is a member of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), Colorado City/County Management Association (CCCMA), Colorado Municipal League (CML), Colorado Counties Inc. (CCI),  Metro Area County Commissioners (MACC), Association of Research Science Parks (AURP), and Colorado BioScience Associations.