Jennifer Reynolds

Jennifer Reynolds serves as the Director for Ecosystem Restoration and Capital Projects Division. Before joining the District in March 2020, she served in the United States Army for 24 years as an active duty engineer. In addition to her time working on Everglades restoration with the U.S. Army Corps, she brings experience managing emergency operations and supporting efforts in more than 90 countries worldwide.

Reynolds has worked on unique international capital projects including the Mosul Dam, health clinics, schools, and wastewater treatment plants in Iraq; Kajaki Dam and the national electricity system in Afghanistan; building maintenance facilities and road repair in Bosnia; base camp design and construction in Kosovo; and construction of training facilities in Germany.

Reynolds has a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Management from Western Illinois University, a Master of Military Art and Science degree from the US Army School of Advanced Military Studies, and an MA in Procurement and Acquisitions from Webster University.

Reynolds manages the District’s projects and programs to restore America’s Everglades and the mosaic of ecosystems and estuaries that comprise the landscape of South Florida. She also supervises the design, construction, survey, modeling, and analysis teams that inform and execute the District’s restoration projects and infrastructure investments.