A Conversation with Jenny
- Who inspires you – My partner in crime, Bruce Barstad. A lifetime advocate for community policing and collaborations, who never fails to find the adventure in every day.
- Best gift ever given? My uncle gave me my first rifle when I was 14. He chose a big gun, knowing that I would grow into it and included the best of options at the time. I still use it every year.
- Your motto: “Life is all about Choices”
- Favorite sport: Any that my girls are playing, or NHL games that we attend
- Favorite day of the year: That first spring day when you can feel that winter has really gone away, and before the ticks come out!
- I can’t start my day until… I read the news.
- Something interesting about you: I worked in the dairy industry for more than 10 years.
- Pet Peeve: Inauthentic people
- I’ve never seen… The Liberty Bell
- Nickname: My mom called me Jenners while I grew up
- I really want to learn more about: always Montana History
- Something from your bucket list: Go to Dbruvnic, Croatia
- Guilty pleasure: Jelly Belly jelly beans
- I wish I could… quilt/sew
- What are you really good at: archival research
- What did you used to be able to do? Read for fun
- Dream job – this has changed over the years, but right now, community consulting
- Something you’re most proud of: my children
- Spare time activity: what is that?? Read for fun
- What do you wish you were better at: Taking time for myself
- Who have you learned the most from? I hope to learn something new from each person I encounter. I wouldn’t want to put limitations on that!
- Something no one would believe about you: I make and can really awesome pickled beets
- If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be: I’d get rid of divisiveness for divisiveness-sake, and re-embrace the idea of intellectual debate
- What are you learning right now? School opportunities for addressing trauma and behavior issues, transgenerational trauma and Native American spirituality
- What could you not live without: caffeine and laughter