Jennifer Hodges

Jennifer serves as Director of the Whole Child Fund with KIPP Chicago. By leading Whole Child, she centers the needs of KIPP students, families, and teachers ensuring successful development of students and elevated economic potential for their households. Prior to joining KIPP Jennifer served as Director of Corporate Development at United Way of Metro Chicago with oversight of $16 million of the annual $40 million goal; co-led a $32 million national account management strategy across 14 U.S. markets and co-founded and co-chaired United Way's internal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies. Jennifer is an emerging fine acrylic and mixed media artist with 16 years of experience. Jennifer began her career in Finance in wealth management with Greenleaf Trust. She has Bachelor of Business Administration from Western Michigan University with a major in Finance and Real Estate and is a current Baumhart MBA student at Loyola University Chicago.