Jennifer Sturgeon

Jennifer Sturgeon exemplifies the highest ideals of volunteerism through her leadership, creativity, and compassion across multiple countries. In Slovakia, she led the nation's largest charity initiative, raising $102,000 for nonprofits serving refugees, children, and women, and advocated for orphanages in Poland and Slovakia. Since moving to The Hague in 2023, she has strengthened community life through the American Women's Club and U.S. Embassy initiatives, organizing cultural exchanges, awareness events, and fundraising drives that have benefited soup kitchens, at-risk children, trafficking survivors, and Ukrainian families. She is a dedicated supporter of the Royal Dutch Sea Rescue Institution and advances remembrance through the Stolpersteine Project.