Jennifer Hoffmann
Co-Founder & Board Member
Jennifer (she/her) is a Co-Founder and Board Member of Generation Lyme. She was diagnosed in 2017 with late-stage Lyme disease and co-infections due to untreated tick bites throughout childhood and was reinfected in 2020 following a tick bite in Central Park, Manhattan.
Jennifer previously served as Programming Director at Project Lyme, co-founded the Tick JEDI Coalition, and has collaborated with organizations including LymeTV and Tick-Borne Conditions United. She also served as Director of Digital Communications at the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization dedicated to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide.
Before her diagnosis, Jennifer performed professionally as a classical singer in the United States, Europe, and South America. She holds a BA in Political Science and Music from The George Washington University and an MM in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory of Music.