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B.Ed., Dip. I.T., Dip. T. C., T.T.C., Cert.L.P.

Jennifer completed 3 years at a New Zealand Teachers College majoring in Art and Maths and later completed a degree in Education (graduating in the top 5%). She spent 8 years teaching Primary level children and then worked from home while rearing 3 children. During this time she spent 15 years as a preacher with the Methodist Church of NZ, and starting and supervising a licensed preschool. She wrote songs and poems, made art works and screen printed items, published 4 books and jointly owned and operated a printing business, bought and maintained rental properties and was on a number of voluntary committees. She returned to secondary teaching in 1995 teaching Art, visual merchandising, screen-printing and guitar. She also coordinated the religious education in schools and was on a number of committees including the Hawke's Bay Federation of University Women, Hawke's Bay Scripture Union Committee member, Churches Education Commission District Committee and CWSA Teachers Group (Children With Special Abilities).
In 2000 she emigrated to Australia where she is teaching IT. In 2003 as well as teaching, she completed an IT Diploma in multimedia integration and became president of the ACT branch of the Australian Federation of University Women. In 2004 she published her 5th book, began and later completed two certificate courses (Screen + Work Place Training and Assessment) and made and exhibited her first piece of digital Art. She held her first solo exhibition of digital art in 2006.She continues to be involved on a number of committees and in sharing her poetry, photography and art works.

Tertiary Qualifications

• Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.): Massey University, New Zealand
• Teachers College Diploma : Palmerston North Teachers College, New Zealand
• Trained Teachers Certificate: (T.T.C.) Palmerston North Teachers College, New Zealand
• IT Diploma (Multimedia Integration): Anutech. Australian National University. ACT.
• Certificate of Lay Preaching: Methodist Church of New Zealand
• Certificate 1V in Workplace Training and Assessment: CIT. ACT.
• Certificate 111 in Screen: AIE. Canberra.
• 100 points Early Childhood Education: New Zealand Qualifications Authority
• University Entrance Certificate: University Entrance Board, New Zealand
• Gaduate Diploma of Theology - 1/4 completed
  

• 2007 Art Now 2 Juried Online Global Art Annual Award. Diploma of Excellence. (Honorable award)
• 2007. Editor's Choice Award in the International Open Amateur Photography Contest, for photo "Dahlia Kiss" (award)
• 2007. Peoples Choice Award at the "2007 Art Overboard Awards" in March (photos)
• 2006. Peoples Choice Award at the "Art Views in the Hills" exhibition in October at Wanniassa Hills School (photos)
• 2006. Canberra 100 award for a building concept idea.(Photo)
• 2006. Realtime Juried Online Global Art Annual Award. Diploma of Excellence. (Honorable award)
• 2005. AIE. Sponsorship to Melbourne Computer Games Summit
• 2004. Erindale College. Costs of doing Cert 111 and IV
• 2002. TAE. grant for IT Diploma
• 2001.Editors Choice Award for "Australian Gum Trees" poem published in "Bending Light".
• 2000. Massey University Scholarship for post Graduate diploma
• Title: Massey Scholar (For graduating in the top 5% of University students)
• 1996-1999. Smethurst Trust Fund grant for university study
• 1968. R.T. Shailer Award for Javelin throwing.
• 1968. Queensland State Seconday Schools Sports Association- Discus Champion
• 5.11.70 1 st out of 800 entries. Conserve Water Art Poster Winner.
• 1968 First prize. Art. Mount Isa Church of England Annual Show
• 13.1.68 Senior Painting Section Prize winner. The Sun New-Pictorial Newspaper.
• 2.8.67 Consolation winner. National Braille Week Colouring Competition.
• 1966 Main prize winner. SPCA Animal Week Colouring Competition.
• 1963 Second Prize. Berry-Seed Necklace. Pukeuri Primary School
• 1962 Third prize. Sand Saucer. Pukeuri Primary School
• Commended P3 & P4. Sandsaucer. Hokitika D.H. School Centennial Flower Show
• 22.9.60 Second prize Plasticene Model. Hokitika D.H. School Centennial Flower Show

• Australian Federation of University Women (AFUW) ACT, Past President. ACT Vice President
• Computer Education Group ACT (CEGACT), Committee member
• COACTEA Committee member