“One argument for accessibility that doesn’t get made nearly often enough is how extraordinarily better it makes some people’s lives. How many opportunities do we have to dramatically improve people’s...
September 5, 2024
Jenny van Enckevort
About Jenny
Jenny is a content specialist with 19 years of experience offering professional marketing and communications services. Their expertise spans legal marketing, higher education, community development, non-profits, children’s healthcare, and small businesses. Through website content development, social media marketing and organizational storytelling in both the public and private sectors, they are passionate about showcasing people and businesses at their best.
Jenny received a B.A. from the University of British Columbia, graduating with a double major in English Literature and Film Studies. They are an experienced social justice advocate, promoting diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion—especially for people with disabilities, and for 2LGBTQ+ folks and communities.
In A Previous Life
Jenny is a former editor of Cinephile magazine, and for several years they cohosted and coproduced Down the Hall—a UBC podcast about teaching and learning. They are an avid gardener, and have spent many years learning about plant wisdom with Indigenous leaders in urban communities. They currently volunteer as a peer leader for emergency preparedness and long-term resilience efforts in their community.