
Jennifer A. Faust became CEO of Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara on January 3, 2022. A women’s leadership advocate and policy expert, Jen has focused her career around ensuring girls’ and women’s empowerment and equal participation at both the policy and practice levels. Jen combines her 25 years of strategic leadership, systems change management, and fundraising (major gifts) with DEI, program development, and team building experience to advance Girls Inc.’s strategic priorities in these areas. She is also a women’s empowerment and leadership coach.