Jennifer Day, APR
Jennifer Day, APR lives and breathes the Great Lakes of North America. A veteran communicator of Great Lakes science, Day has spent more than three decades translating important Great Lakes science to local communities, the region and the world. She began her career teaching science to children and adults as part of the exhibit team at Ohio’s Center of Science and Industry. After working with many clients for public relations and marking agencies, she followed her passion of serving society through government service, first with the Ohio EPA working on the Great Lakes and state-wide surface water issues.
Her love of the Great Lakes transitioned her career to the U.S. State Department and International Joint Commission communicating to citizens of the Great Lakes region on work and progress between the United States and Canada under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. She finished her federal career at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) serving in roles that facilitated both internal and external partnerships with NOAA and the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
She is now retired from federal service and serves as the founder and executive director of the Wings Over Water Research Institute. Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Otterbein University and a Master’s degree in environmental policy and planning from the University of Michigan and is ABD on her Ph.D. She lives in the Huron River watershed of Lake Erie on the historic lands of the Anishinaabe Ojibwe people.