Huntington Foundation

Huntington High School alum Jennifer Stevens is the new president of the Huntington Foundation for Excellence in Education. The organization has been enriching the lives of students since its founding in 1993, donating more than $1 million for innovative programs and opportunities through the years.

Previously vice president of brand marketing at Oppenheimer Funds, where she oversaw the company’s philanthropy program, Ms. Stevens is a communications executive at VMware, a leading software company.

Ms. Stevens’ parents, Mark and Linda Stevens, where the very first recipients of HFEE’s Rising Star Award in 1993 for the couple’s fundraising efforts when the district was forced to enact an “austerity” budget following the defeat of the proposed spending plan.

A strong advocate for Huntington UFSD and its students and programs, Ms. Stevens has served as a PTA board members and class parent volunteer over the years. She has coached soccer, baseball and basketball teams in the community.

“The Foundation has worked extraordinarily hard through the years to support our schools and students and has clearly found the right person to carry the torch in succession,” Huntington Superintendent James W. Polansky said. “Jennifer Stevens not only possesses the know-how and experience, but also the Huntington spirit as part of all in which she engages. I am sure that she and her colleagues will help us continue to honor valued traditions, as well as facilitate the introduction of new initiatives moving forward.”

Ms. Stevens is the mother of Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School fifth grader Katherine Gooch and J. Taylor Finley Middle School eighth grader Graham Gooch.