Born in London England, Jenifer is art school trained in fine art painting and printmaking at Harrow School of Art at University of Westminster, London and Winchester School of Art at University of Southampton, England. Jenifer is co-founder and executive director of the acclaimed Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet a non-profit organization. Jenifer has been key in establishing the company’s high profile reputation. She has produced numerous performances, programs and projects locally, nationally and internationally, for example for Denver Public Art, Denver Arts and Venues, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Chautauqua Summer Festival, Dairy Center for the Arts, Alvin Ailey Theater New York, Alexander Theater Finland, Finnish National Opera Ballet – and more.
Jenifer is a successful proposal writer, winning grants from governments, foundations to individual donors including Science & Cultural Facilities District, Community Foundation Serving Boulder County, Boulder Arts Commission, Colorado Creative Industries, Denver Ballet Guild, Little Red Hen Charitable Foundation, Boulder County Arts Alliance, Paradigm Nouveau Foundation and Global Gateway Foundation. Jenifer has developed and implemented numerous educational, workshops, intensive trainings, after-school and out-reach programs.
Jenifer is highly-skilled in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and PremierePro. Her two Boulder Digital Arts Certifications in Website Design, and Advanced Word Press Theme Customization have led to success in custom word press website design and build. She’s experienced in consulting with artists and arts organizations in areas of event management, public relations and program development. Her carefully crafted press releases have achieved story placement or coverage in high profile publications such as the Denver Post, The New York Times and Dance Magazine.