Jennifer Dunlap is one of the co-founders of DRiWaterstone; she retired in January 2025.
After spending decades as a senior executive in premier non-profit organizations, Jennifer was convinced that the sector needed a dedicated and proven partner that could build capacity for organizations whose work is too important to fail. Under her leadership, DRiWaterstone became a nationally successful enterprise that has helped hundreds of non-profits secure the right leadership and resources to execute their missions and achieve their goals.
Jennifer’s personal experience as a senior non-profit leader with a proven track record made her a highly valued adviser and partner to DRiWaterstone’s clients. Over her career with DRiWaterstone, Jennifer led executive searches for CEOs who have reinvented non-profit business models at blue-chip organizations such as AARP, Heifer International, League of Women Voters, NPR, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. She developed strategic plans and built high-impact fundraising initiatives that have driven major service expansions at start-ups and established organizations. Jennifer’s strategic consulting helped social service providers such as Martha’s Table; major academic organizations such as Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology; arts and cultural landmarks such as the Phillips Collection; and numerous other clients. Under Jennifer’s leadership, DRiWaterstone has also offered unparalleled expertise to U.S.- and foreign-based international NGOs with unique executive search and strategic consulting needs.
Before founding DRiWaterstone, Jennifer served as a Senior Vice President at the American Red Cross, as Vice President at CARE USA, and a senior leader at the United Way and Easter Seals. Jennifer has utilized her expertise in the international sector to provide executive search and strategic consulting for such notable organizations as Accordia, Global Fund for Children, PATH, Special Court for the Sierra Leone, the UN Foundation, and Women for Women International.
Jennifer is a graduate of the State University of New York at Geneseo and has completed several management programs with the Kennedy School at Harvard University. She has received her Certification as a Fundraising Executive, and is an accomplished public speaker, guest lecturer, trainer, and mentor.
