Jenn Downs

Ms. Downs brings more than 15 years of marketing and development experience to Hospice of the Piedmont. She previously served as Director of Marketing and Communications for the Sentara Blue Ridge Region and prior to that was a news reporter and producer for NBC29 in Charlottesville. Ms. Downs has a strong and insightful understanding of the community they serve. As part of the Hospice of the Piedmont family, she is pleased to be able to help those in the community understand the services provided by the organization and the tangible benefits and support that Hospice of Piedmont provides for both patients and their families at the end of life. In addition, Ms. Downs understands the importance of the complementary services the organization can offer thanks to generous community philanthropy. She’s committed to stewarding the gifts the organization receives and ensuring philanthropy provides an ongoing meaningful impact to patients, families, and the greater community. Ms. Downs graduated from the University of Virginia.

She also is a graduate of the Advisory Board Fellowship and Leadership Charlottesville. Ms. Downs and her husband live in Crozet with their two sons. In her free time, she enjoys distance running, biking and exploring the great trails and wineries and breweries their area has to offer.