Influence Ecology

Jennifer Caldwell is the Chief Development Officer with Food Share of Ventura County and works to feed and nourish the community she has called home for the past 30 years. Under Caldwell’s direction, fundraising events have grown to not only raise more revenue for the food bank but to provide the opportunity to spread the work and mission of Food Share within the community it serves. While nourishing the community, she took a turn to sustain herself, and during the Fundamentals of Transaction Program lost 41 pounds, expanded her value and influence, and doubled her income. She has also come to cherish the daily maintenance required to meet ever-expanding aims for herself and those she serves. In 2018, Caldwell was appointed as the Ventura Chamber of Commerce Chair of the Young Professional Group and honored as one of Pacific Coast Business Times’ 40 Under 40 next up-and-coming business leaders-along with Young Professional of the Year awarded from the Ventura Chamber of Commerce. Caldwell is a fourth-generat