Jennifer Akin

Jennifer Akin began their work experience in 2009 as a Research Assistant at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jennifer then worked as a Military Policy Fellow in the Federal Relations Division at the University of North Carolina from 2014 to 2015, where they conducted data analysis and program evaluations related to student veterans.

In 2010, Jennifer joined Duke University as a Staff Assistant and later became a Program Coordinator for Executive Education Programming. Jennifer also worked as a Program Coordinator for the Duke Program in American Grand Strategy and the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security. Their responsibilities included managing administrative operations, planning events, and developing budgets.

Jennifer then moved on to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where they served as a Strategic Operations & Policy Fellow. In this role, they supervised fiscal operations for a Defense Intelligence Agency grant, conducted audits, streamlined procedures, and made policy recommendations. Jennifer also organized VIP events and trained other staff members.

From 2016 to 2017, Jennifer worked as a Proposal Manager at K2 Solutions, Inc. before joining Blue Star Families in 2018. At Blue Star Families, they held various roles including Chief of Staff, Senior Director of Policy & Social Impact Research, Co-Director of Applied Research, Senior Evaluation Manager, Applied Research Analyst, and Applied Research Analyst/Consultant. These positions involved conducting research, managing evaluations, and providing policy recommendations.

Overall, Jennifer Akin has a diverse background with experience in research, program evaluation, policy analysis, event planning, and administration.

Jennifer Akin completed their Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree from North Carolina State University from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, they obtained their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Peace, War, and Defense from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 2010. There is no information about their start or end year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, indicating that they may have attended for an unspecified period of time without completing a specific degree or field of study.