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Jennifer Eplett Reilly

JERnew100Jennifer Eplett Reilly
Co-Founder
City Year, Inc.
Chair
City Year Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA

Jennifer Eplett Reilly is a mother and civic leader who is passionate about her family, the arts, service, and building communities.  She has been engaged in social entrepreneurship for twenty years as Co-Founder of City Year Inc., founding Executive Director and President of the Echoing Green Foundation, consultant with the Commission on National and Community Service for the Summer of Service, and leader of innovative public private partnerships in Louisiana.  She recently led the launch of City Year Louisiana in response to the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and now serves as Chair of City Year Louisiana's Board.  Ms.  Eplett Reilly serves on the boards of the Business First Bank, Episcopal High School, and the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation.  She is also a Trustee of City Year Inc. and co-chairs City Year, Inc.'s International Committee.  Ms. Eplett Reilly received her B.A. in political science from Wellesley College in 1985 and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1990. 

 
 
Photos by Jennifer Cogswell, Andy Dean, John Gillooly/PEI, Kevin Jenkins, Jim Harrison and Todd Shapera.