Jennifer is a graduate of the Cultural Resources Management program at Sonoma State University. She completed the BA degree in Archaeology at CSU Monterey Bay, and has published widely on the topic of early California, Spanish colonial architecture, and servesas a Research Associate to Archives & Archaeology. Jennifer is co-principal and author of a host of major grants and fellowships, including a National Endowmentfor Humanities American Landmarks grant awarded $180,000 for a summer 2013 California missions workshop series,and an NEH Digital Enhancement Supplement awarded $12,000. Her expertise is with the preparation of historical assessments and cultural resource management studies, and her ongoing studies center on the analyses and publication of the architectural histories and archaeological collections of the Spanish Royal Presidio of Monterey.