In her role as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Jennifer ensures that the corporation and its operating companies are fully compliant with laws and regulations, manage legal risk, and make difficult legal decisions responsibly.
Jennifer began her career at Otter Tail Corporation in 2001 as an Associate General Counsel, supporting the corporation's manufacturing companies. In 2005 she began focusing exclusively on the legal affairs of Otter Tail Power Company and was promoted to Senior Associate General Counsel in 2012 then to General Counsel in 2013. In 2018 Jennifer was appointed to a dual role as Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at Otter Tail Corporation and General Counsel and Vice President, Legal Affairs, at Otter Tail Power Company.
Jennifer earned her bachelor of science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and her juris doctor degree from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin. She served as a U.S. Army Officer in the Medical Service Corps and Judge Advocate General Corps (U.S. Army Reserve Component), attaining the rank of Major.
Jennifer is a member of the North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota Bar Associations, the Minnesota Chapter of the American Corporate Counsel Association, and the American Bar Association. She also holds Certificate Corporate Governance Professional with the Society of Corporate Governance.