About Jennie

A native Angeleno, Jennie ventured away from Los Angeles only for the few years necessary to earn her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley. Safely back on home turf, she earned a master’s degree in English Literature from Loyola Marymount University and a Single Subject Teaching Credential from National University. Before starting her family, Jennie taught high school and college English for well over 20 years and has worked with all levels of students, from struggling writers to Advanced Placement scholars. She has also created lessons for UC Scout (the online school of the University of California) and taught online high school courses. Her big claim to fame as a teacher, though, is that she once taught Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex (Prince Harry of England’s wife).

Jennie lives in a historic neighborhood in Los Angeles in a home built in 1923, where she enjoys entertaining friends and family. She enjoys baking, travel, photography, crafting, and sewing. And should you happen to know someone named John, he might just be related to Jennie—her father, brother, and husband all share that name.

A devotee of lifelong learning, Jennie feels honored to witness and sometimes facilitate the wondrous alchemy of parent and child learning together on their independent study journey. Jennie believes:

Children are instinctual learners from the get-go.

People learn best when they have a personal interest and investment in what they are doing.

Parents are the first and best teachers of their children.