[close] Jennifer Storm was born and raised near Allentown, PA and attended Northampton High School. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services and a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management from The University of Phoenix.

In August 2002, Ms. Storm joined Victim Witness Assistance Program as the organization’s second Executive Director. Before joining VWAP, Ms. Storm was the first full time director of the Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition, a non-profit coalition dedicated to securing and defending fully inclusive civil rights for LGBT people in Pennsylvania. During her tenure at Pennsylvania Rights Coalition, Ms. Storm worked diligently on obtaining inclusive hate crime legislation.

In 2002, the Pennsylvania legislature passed one of the most inclusive hate crime statues in the country. In 2002, Governor Edward G. Rendell appointed Ms. Storm as a commissioner to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

Her media appearances are vast including frequent appearances on all major networks including, ABC, FOX, NBC, NPR, CBS and PBS as the county spokesperson for victims rights. She had done over 100 media & radio interviews, both taped and live, in the past five years. She has appeared on local talk shows including The Harrisburg View and WITF’s prime time public affairs show SMARTTALK.

In 2002, Ms Storm also publicly debated Oliver North live on his syndicated talk show Common Sense with Oliver North regarding gays in the boy scouts. She has been profiled and/or appeared in; We Magazine 2006, Women Magazine 2006, Central Penn Business Journal 2005, Rolling Stone Magazine 2002, TIME Magazine 2007 and many local & statewide newspapers.
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