Jen joined the Vital Communities team in 2021, after successfully leveraging The Local Crowd crowdfunding project in the Monadnock Region, NH. She’s working to build up our project to bring the power of crowdfunding to the Upper Valley and is also working on our Local First local business network. Jen started The Local Crowd Monadnock in 2017 and works as a Success Coach with The Local Crowd Cooperative, the organization that started this work in 2012. She’s also the Marketing Manager at Monadnock Food Co-op in Keene, NH, and Shop Indie Local Coordinator with the American Independent Business Alliance, a national organization made up of local business alliances, affiliates, and supporters. She’s a passionate local economy advocate and permaculture enthusiast and traded in her car for an e-bike in 2020. “I love amplifying the work of others, holding initiatives up so others can support and learn from their efforts. Community-based crowdfunding is a perfect pursuit for me. I’m thrilled to help grow TLC Upper Valley and hope other communities will discover The Local Crowd, an incredible grassroots economic development tool.”
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Vital Economy Staff, The Local Crowd Coordinator
jen@vitalcommunities.org
603-400-9157