Jenny Russell, Advocacy Director

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Jenny Russell is the Advocacy Director of Enough. Most recently she served as managing director of advocacy for Habitat for Humanity International where she facilitated the launch of Habitat’s first advocacy campaign as well as a grants program for advocacy pilot projects, an online advocacy program, and trainings and advocacy capacity building for 1,500 Habitat-affiliated organizations in the United States and 90 Habitat organizations overseas. 

Previously, Ms. Russell served as an advocacy consultant for CARE, Catholic Relief Services, and Heifer International. From 1999-2003, Ms. Russell worked for Catholic Relief Services as advocacy strategist on the Latin America and Caribbean region. She has a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from Whitman College.