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Bio:  Jennifer began her Lakeport Rotary career in early 1987 as a Senior at Clear Lake High School in Lakeport, California.  She was selected by the Rotary Club of Lakeport to represent the high school at their weekly club meetings as their first female “Student Rotarian” during a time that women were not yet quite allowed in as members.  Fast forward to 1998 when she returned to Lakeport to open a financial planning business.   She promptly joined the Rotary Club of Lakeport as a full-fledged Rotarian.  She is a two-time past president with her most recent service in 2015-16 during the Valley Fire in Lake County.  She was the founding member of the Lake Area Rotary Fire Relief Fund with a simple, think outside of the box, idea.  “Maybe just maybe we could raise $50,000 to help our community”.  The newly created fund raised over $1M in 2015 for the residents in Lake County affected by the fire and was then expanded into the District 5130 Disaster Relief Fund during the wildfires in 2017.   Her Rotary story is filled with service in many different areas including the District Grant Chair, a Youth Exchange Club Counselor and host parent, District 5130 Governor 2022-23, District 5130 Foundation Chair, 2024 Rotary International President Representative and now the 2025 Far West PETS Chair.   Jennifer is a Certified Financial Planner and owns and operates Strong Financial Network.  She resides on her 6^th generation farm in Lake County, CA and enjoys gardening, preserving food, scuba diving, travelling, and flying her plane “Rosie” as a private pilot in addition to countless hours spent on community service throughout Rotary, her industry and Lake county.