Jennifer Gross holds a Master of Education in Secondary Education from Grand Canyon University. As an educator, she helped create the Learning in Trexler (LIT) after-school support program and founded the student restorative practices leadership team, Pridekeepers. She coaches the Girls on the Run middle school program Heart and Soul. She received an ASDF Teacher Innovation Grant and a Teacher Innovation Award. She won the PPL Empowering Educators Grant. She is honored to be among the 2024 Da Vinci STEAM Educator Award recipients.