Jennifer grew up in Massillon, Ohio. She attended St. Mary’s in Massillon and graduated from high school at Central Catholic in 1986. She went on to graduate from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with majors in Finance and Marketing. She earned her juris doctorate from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
Jennifer has been married to Derrick for almost 32 years and they have five children and nine grandchildren.