Jenn Grasso

With more than 15 years of experience in fundraising and development, Jenn specializes in prospect management, prospect research, and database systems. Before joining American Farmland Trust, she served as director of advancement research and prospect management at Bates College, where she helped shape fundraising strategy and donor engagement efforts in partnership with development staff and senior leadership. Earlier in her career, she held prospect development positions at Trust for Public Land and Bowdoin College. A dedicated environmental advocate, Jenn has served as a volunteer member of her town's Lands and Conservation Committee, Sustainability Subcommittee, and Climate Action Plan Subcommittee. Jenn earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in French Studies from Siena College and a Master of Science in Secondary Education degree from the State University of New York at Albany. She lives in Portland, Maine.