Timeline
Jenny’s Journey…and it’s not over yet!
1983
Paralyzed at nine months old from the neck down. She contracted a rare virus, Transverse Myelitis, and became an incomplete C4/C5 quadriplegic.
1984
Became the first child in the state of Colorado to get a power wheelchair when she was only two years old
1991
Named an Ambassador Child for the Children’s Hospital
1991
Appeared in Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1994
Received her service dog, Auggie
2000
Won the Metropolitan Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award and graduated from Westminster High School
2004
Graduated with honors from the University of Northern Colorado with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications and a minor Speech Communication
2004
Named Ms. Wheelchair Colorado
2005
Learned how to drive in Pennsylvania and obtained my license
2005
Started working for the Colorado Rockies and Altitude Sports
2009
Began advocating for Complex Rehab Technology and NRRTS
2012
Became a spokesperson for Sunrise Medical
2017
Had an accessible home built
2020
Named NRRTS Consumer Advocate of the Year
2021
Began working for the Denver Broncos