Jennifer Cantwell earned a Master of Social Work in Community Empowerment and Program Development with a certificate in Nonprofit Management at the University of Georgia (UGA) and a BS in Family and Community Services at Berry College.

Jennifer has worked in various social work arenas, including child welfare, violence against women, youth development, collaboration, community organizing, grants management, evaluation, and non-profit capacity building.

Jennifer has been a Georgia 4-H State Staff Member at the University of Georgia/Cooperative Extension since April 2014. Her main duty is as the AmeriCorps State Program Coordinator. She oversees all aspects of the grant from managing day-to-day activities, leading the yearly grant renewal process, developing, and managing the budget, overseeing recruitment and hiring, providing support and training to members and site supervisors, and completing required reports. She also supports 4-H State Specialists and County Faculty with program evaluation.