Jenny Jeffery is the wife of Capt. Mark Jeffery, USA (Ret), the mother to two grown children, Erin Rathman and Joshua Jeffery, and the grandmother to Aiden, Ava, Leah, Hailey, Hannah, Liam, and Hunter ... and grandchild No. 8 due in January.

Jenny became a caregiver to her husband in 2007 after he suffered a career-ending injury in Iraq. She did not have much direction through the VA, so she began to research and reach out to others to find out how to best help her husband. This led to her becoming a caregiver in the VA Caregiver program, ultimately in time becoming a caregiver mentor to new caregivers in the program. She also applied for and was honored with a two-year appointment with the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. She was part of the first class and the first Dole Fellow for the State of Ohio. 

During her time as a Fellow, she advocated for other military caregivers on Capitol Hill, working hard to get legislation passed that would help other caregivers. She is still working with the Dole Foundation today as an alumni member.

She is passionate about our wounded warriors and their caregivers and works to help anyone who needs her help. She continues to bring awareness to the needs of military caregivers, many who feel overwhelmed and alone. The caregiver needs to be taken care of so they can effectively care for their wounded warrior.

Her motto is, “Every day is a new journey so take it one day at a time, and don’t be so hard on yourself.”