Senior Communications and Development Specialist 
jennifer.franklin@wilder.org

Jennifer works on development, communications, community outreach and engagement for the Minnesota Compass project. She also supports Wilder Research through grantseeking and corporate and foundation relations.

Jennifer joined Wilder Research in 2007 with five years of fundraising and communications experience in the nonprofit sector. Prior to that, she worked as a reporter, writer and editor for local and regional publications. Jennifer has a B.A. degree in Cultural Anthropology from Macalester College.