Jennifer Taylor Simpson

Experience

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  Levendi Winery

  Mar 2001 - Dec 2015

  Director of Social Media

  Launched and maintaining an intensive Social Media campaign including Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube & Blogging.

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  South Coast Plaza

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2002

  Marketing Intern

  Worked in the Marketing department assisting with the creation of catalogs and mall events.

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  Arnel Residential

  Jul 2003 - Dec 2005

  Property Manager

  Managed luxury apartment communities ranging from 72 to 724 units in size.

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  Whittlesey Doyle

  Jan 2006 - Aug 2007

  Marketing

  Developed marketing campaigns for single-family home tracts in Southwest Riverside County. Interfaced with homebuilders, land developers and property owners to help brokers transact deals ranging from $8 - $40M. Farmed and created an aerial database of land owners with residential zoning for 10+ acres.

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  Sares-Regis Group

  Mar 2009 - now

  Value-add Apartment Acquisitions:Design Project Management - renovations including common area amenities and unit interiorsPrevious Role: Acquisitions/Dispositions - due diligence, analysis, market analysis, investment packages, deal coordination, escrows Oversee corporate sustainability initiative by leading a group of various department heads, assist in generating PR and awards, assessing new opportunities in regards to energy/water savings and source reduction.

  • Design Project Management

    Oct 2007 - now

  • Chair - SRG Green

    Mar 2009 - now
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  Modern Blueprint

  Mar 2010 - Mar 2018

  Owner

  Consulting for businesses, organizations and events. Social Media, Social Responsibility and Sustainability. Helping people launch modern businesses.

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  Newport Beach Film Festival

  Jan 2011 - Apr 2013

  Environmental Consultant

  Responsible for all environmental efforts for eight nights of events. Recycling, composting, sustainable supply purchasing, education, offsetting, analysis.

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  CHOC Glass Slipper Guild

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

  The Glass Slipper Guild of the Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) is comprised of philanthropic women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s living in coastal Orange County with a common purpose. This guild encourages community support and interest in the work of CHOC Children's and assists the hospital through contributions of service and fundraising. The Glass Slipper Guild is committed to supporting the Neuroscience Institute of CHOC Children's, and has pledged a $1 million endowment to the Institute. All proceeds from the 2011 Glass Slipper Guild Gala will go directly to the CHOC Children’s Neuroscience Institute; treating neonatal, pediatric and adolescent neurological disorders. The Institute houses the only regional, dedicated pediatric Neuroscience inpatient unit, and has one of only a handful of epilepsy programs in the country providing continuous care for infants through adolescence. Show less

  • Parliamentarian

    May 2012 - Jun 2013

  • President

    Jun 2011 - Jun 2012
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  Cystinosis Research Foundation

  Jun 2011 - Oct 2019

  Golf Tournament Committee Member

  Fundraising, underwriting, planning and logistics for the annual Fore-A-Cure Golf Tournament at Santa Ana Country Club in Costa Mesa, California. Raising money for Natalie's Wish - to find a cure for Cystinosis, a rare, incurable metabolic disease that afflicts 500 children and young adults in the United States and only 2000 worldwide. https://www.cystinosisresearch.org/about-cystinosis-research-foundation/natalies-wish/

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  WD Land

  Nov 2018 - Dec 2019

  Broker

  Jennifer Simpson specializes in residential land, redevelopment and investment opportunities, specifically infill within coastal markets. Her clients include developers, builders and investors for multifamily, assisted living, memory care and single family communities. She is passionate about smart growth development, sustainability and creative land use solutions.