Committee

Jennifer Hollett’s work as a broadcast journalist has taken her across Canada and around the world. Her international reporting has won her several awards, from documenting the lives of youth in Afghanistan to being tear gassed with Israeli conscientious objectors in Palestine.

Jenn is best known for her work with MuchMusic as a VJ and Videographer. She has interviewed an endless list of big names, from Beyonce to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. After the collapse of the Taliban, Jenn travelled to Kabul to host the award winning A MuchMusic Special: Afghanistan.

Jenn’s career began in new media at Sony Music Canada, where she became a Manager of New Media during the height of the digital music revolution. She was the youngest manager in the company’s history. Most recently, Jenn managed e-communications and developed a social media strategy for the international development organization Plan Canada.

Social issues are extremely important to Jenn. As the founder of YouthCARE, she created a youth engagement program with CARE Canada. In 2007 and 2008, Jenn worked with jhr (Journalists for Human Rights) in Freetown, Sierra Leone where she trained reporters in war-torn newsrooms. Jenn was recently recognized by Amnesty International Canada with a 2009 Media Award for her story on Israeli conscientious objectors. She also moderated the first ever G(irls) 20 Summit in Toronto, in June 2010.