Jennifer Jean Small

Background

Small, Jennifer Jean was born on December 16, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Len Howard and Jean Alice Small.

Education

Bachelor in Comparative Literature, Sarah Lawrence College, 1974.

Career

Wire filer, radio copy editor, features writers, United Press International, San Francisco, 1974-1976; reporter statehouse bureau, United Press International, Montpelier, Vermont, 1976-1978; from Washington correspondent to editorial director, Small Newspaper Group, 1979-1988; vice president, board directors, Small Newspaper Group, 1979-1989. Freelance writer The Daily Journal, Kankakee, Illinois, 1971-1974, 78-79, TheAspen (Colorado) Times, summer 1973, The People's Almanac, 1974, United Press International Paris bureau, fall 1978, Small Newspaper Group, Paris, fall, 1978, The Illini Daily News, University of Illinois, 1980. Writer United Press International articles for Atlanta Jour.and Constitution, Boston Herald American, Boston Globe, Cincinnati Post, Christian Science Monitor, Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, National Aeronautics and Space Administration CurrentNews, Pittsburgh Press, Providence Journal, Stars and Stripes, Star-Ledger(Newark), Washington Post.

Fiction contributor Bread Loaf Writer's Conf.Middleberry College, 1989, 90.

Achievements

• Jennifer Jean Small has been listed as a notable Writer, journalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board deacons Georgetown Presbyterian Church, 1989-1990, The Phillips Contemporaries Steering Committee, The Phillips Collection, 1993-1994. Alumnae/alumni trustee Sarah Lawrence College, 1990-1994. Member arts and media committee Threshold Foundation, 1991, 92.

Board directors Organizing for Development, an International Institute, Washington, 1994-1995. Member Washington Area Alumnae Association Sarah Lawrence College (chair 1988-1990).

Interests

• The arts, progressive philanthropy, walking, swimming, enjoying nature.

Connections

Father:

Len Howard Small

Mother:

Jean Alice Small