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Ask Jennifer Walden what her main area of expertise is, and she'll tell you that it's helping people — a skill she refined after 10 years of working in the administrative/executive/personal assistant business. Her career highlights include serving as a personal assistant to John Hughes, the administrative assistant of player development for the Chicago Bears, and the executive assistant to the head of the Chicago studio at Midway Games. It was an exciting and fast-paced career that taught her two important life lessons — there are no requests too small to matter and no problems too big to handle.

In addition to working with people, Jennifer loves working with animals, which made the Furnetic veterinary clinic a natural fit. Over the years, many strays have wandered through her door and found a permanent place in her life. Her current roster of loveable pets includes Houdini, a five-month old Boston terrier who loves to give kisses and play fetch; and Cali, a three-year old black, domestic, shorthaired cat who loves surfing the Internet and cuddling.

In her free time Jennifer enjoys working on her own start-up clothing company, getting her degree, acting, singing opera, playing video games, getting tattoos, and spending time with her friends, family, and her boyfriend, Kevin.

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