Jennifer Marquis, Statewide Program Lead

Jennifer has over 20 years of experience working with non-profit organizations and volunteers to deliver on organizational missions. Her experience coupled with a BAS in Non-Profit Management and a MS in Management and Leadership, make her well skilled as the leader of the world’s first Extension Master Gardener Program. She is known for her strategic thinking and for her ability to engage with diverse teams to create trusting and durable community partnerships that lead to mission and vision success. She is a transformational leader who seeks to elevate the WSU Extension Master Gardener program by engaging university-trained volunteers to empower and sustain diverse communities with relevant, unbiased, research-based horticulture and environmental stewardship education.