Presenter - Jenifer Marshall Lippincott

Jenifer Marshall Lippincott is the author of 7 THINGS YOUR TEENAGER WON’T TELL YOU (And How to Talk About Them Anyway) and has worked with adolescents as a high school English teacher, a dean at a boarding school and a learning consultant.  She has observed, counseled and researched teens extensively in a quest to understand their quirky, honest and unpredictable behaviors.  She has over twenty years experience in the learning field, providing counsel to schools in the areas of communications, diversity, strategic planning, and moral development.  She serves on the Pediatric Alliance for a Boston hospital, the Board of Trustees of a Boston area school and is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Learning. 

She is the former co-founder and Executive Vice President of Kid-topia, a pioneering educational broadband channel for the PC and has consulted with dozens of corporations on learning strategies.  Currently, she is a consultant to Identity Holdings, Inc., an online digital media network with a multicultural focus for distribution to schools, businesses and consumers.

Jenifer is an accomplished writer and has published numerous industry articles in the field of learning and performance.  She is a frequent speaker and adviser to parent groups on adolescent issues. She has appeared on The Today Show, NPR and numerous other radio and television programs, and is often quoted in publications such as The New York Times, The New York Post, USA Today, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Chicago Tribune, and The Miami Herald. She is also a contributing expert for several websites, including Club Mom, and We Believe in Girls.

She holds a Master’s Degree in human development from Harvard University. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and two adolescent daughters.