Meet the Devex Authors

Jennifer Bencivenga

Jennifer Bencivenga

Jennifer Bencivenga received her M.A. degree in global history from the Freie and Humboldt universities in Berlin, where her research focused on human rights movements of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since 2016, she has been a part of the global programs and impact team at eHealth Africa, an organization that works with partners to create and deploy digital data solutions to strengthen health systems across Africa.
Jennifer Brookland

Jennifer Brookland

Jennifer Brookland is a former Devex global development reporter based in Washington, D.C. She has worked as a humanitarian reporter for the United Nations and as an investigative journalist for News21. Jennifer holds a bachelor's in foreign service from Georgetown University and a master's in journalism from Columbia University and in international law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School. She also served for four years as an Air Force officer.
Jennifer Clapp

Jennifer Clapp

Jennifer Clapp is a member of the steering committee of the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition and professor in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo in Canada.
Jennifer Duncan

Jennifer Duncan

Jennifer Duncan is a senior attorney and land tenure specialist with Landesa, an international nongovernmental organization that fights poverty and provides opportunity and security for the rural poor through the power of land rights. Both Landesa and BRAC USA are members of the Hilton Prize Coalition, an independent alliance of the 21 winners of the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize. The Coalition works together globally to achieve collective impact in humanitarian assistance, human rights, development, education, and health.
Jennifer Ellis

Jennifer Ellis

Jennifer Ellis directs the Bloomberg Data for Health Initiative and also focuses on epidemiology and data use across the Bloomberg Philanthropies public health program. She has also held other professional positions at NYC DOHMH, Columbia University, and American Journal of Public Health for five years. Jennifer holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University and a B.A. from Occidental College and previously served as an adjunct assistant professor for the City University of New York where she taught biostatistics and research methods.
Jennifer Gerholdt

Jennifer Gerholdt

Jennifer Gerholdt serves as U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center Director of Environmental Initiatives. In this role she she works with businesses to maximize their positive impact addressing environmental issues including energy and water use, managing waste, and food security.
Jennifer Hoar

Jennifer Hoar

Jennifer served as a Devex international development correspondent fellow in Barcelona in the summer of 2008. She earned her bachelor’s in English and Spanish from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in foreign policy and international security from the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. She has written for CBSNews.com and National Journal's Hotline and has worked for ABC News in Washington. Jennifer is fluent in English and Spanish.
Jennifer Lentfer

Jennifer Lentfer

Jennifer Lentfer is a farm girl turned international aid worker turned leadership coach, communications strategist, writer, and poet. She is the creator of the blog how-matters.org, and her @intldogooder account was included on Foreign Policy’s 2012 list of 100 women to follow on Twitter. She is a co-editor of “Smart Risks: How Small Grants Are Helping To Solve Some of the World's Biggest Problems” and serves on the advisory circle of Healing Solidarity.
Jennifer Piette

Jennifer Piette

Jennifer Ehidiamen is a Nigerian writer who is passionate about communications and journalism. She has worked as a reporter and communications consultant for different organizations in Nigeria and overseas. She has an undergraduate degree in mass communication from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, and M.A. in business and economics from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York. In 2014, she founded Rural Reporters (www.ruralreporters.com) with the goal of amplifying underreported news and issues affecting rural communities.
Jennifer Reimer

Jennifer Reimer

After completing her MBA, Jennifer Reimer spent 10 years in the consumer goods industry. Having dreamt for years of pursuing a career in social development, she moved to South Africa in March 2009 and worked with Harvard University on a project that investigated an innovative method of scoring SME and microfinance applicants. Jennifer is currently contracted to Nestle South Africa, where she works on sales and BOP projects.