Jennifer has spent two decades crafting strategic communications and public relations strategies and programs for technical, scientific and climate change-focused agencies, NGOs and nonprofits. Her special expertise lies at the nexus of communication, environmental change and extreme weather, and crisis response—necessary capabilities to help organizations prepare for and respond to the true nature of the issues we face today. She has worked on behalf of multiple large federal contracts, including a $430 million observatory funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a multimillion-dollar risk and resilience public relations contract with Ogilvy public relations, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In the second half of her in-house career, Walton’s work focused on building corporate communication programs, managing teams and advising executives at large scientific organizations. Consequently, her perspective on effective climate communication practices is through the lens of organizational management and strategic planning. She now runs her own communications consulting firm where she advises executives and managers around strategic planning, change management, crisis communication, and leadership and internal communication. Walton was the first to graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor’s Degree in environmental communication. She has an MS in technical communication from Colorado State University.