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Today’s episode is more NPM-focused than a typical episode, but for all the right reasons: NPM’s annual Members’ Meeting is next Monday, September 20. The annual Members’ Meeting is NPM’s State of the Union, if you will, celebrating the wins of the association from the last 12 months, including celebrating NPM’s biggest awards: the Pastoral Musician of the Year Award and Jubilate Deo award.
I asked to sit down with Jennifer Kluge, NPM’s Executive Director and my boss. I wanted to hear about her first year so far as Executive Director, including her first NPM convention. She was kind enough to oblige.
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Bio- Jennifer Kluge
Jennifer Kluge, NPM’s Executive Director, lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. She brings over twenty years of management experience in higher education and nonprofits.
Most recently, Jennifer served as the Chief of Staff, Office of the Dean of Research at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where she managed the administrative functions of the office, worked with the Dean to develop strategies for increasing investigator resources at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), and coordinated communications, development activities, strategic planning, and relationships with internal and external constituents.
Jennifer has her BA in International Affairs from the George Washington University in Washington DC, an MS in Management from Emmanuel College in Boston, MA, and is completing her thesis for a Doctorate in Liberal Studies at Georgetown. Her dissertation focuses on the impact of the Restored Order of Initiation.
In her ‘free time’ Jennifer enjoys spending time with her family, gardening and singing in the choir at St. Bartholomew’s Parish in Bethesda, MD.
Jennifer can be reached at director@npm.org.