Jennifer A. Kamalei Schafer Casani was born and raised in ahupua`a Waimano (modernly known as Pearl City) on Oahu. She is a business strategist with multi-sector and multi-cultural experience in business operations and management. Jennifer is Co-Founder of Kumulau Foundation, a philanthropic, educational, non-profit entity committed to the perpetuation of traditional Hawaiian culture through community engagement, and Partner of Gould+Partners, a mergers & acquisitions and management consulting firm for PR, media, and creative service agencies.