Jennifer Puthoff
PROGRAM MANAGER III
Overview
Jennifer Puthoff joined the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Victim Services Unit in January 2021. She has extensive background in education, health, and human services. Jennifer is a solution’s focused leader, passionate about delivering quality services, managing by metrics, and spearheading change. Jennifer received her B.S. from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA and a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Concordia, Portland, OR. Prior to working at the CAC, Jennifer was the CA Well-Being Project Manager for the Santa Clara County Department of Family & Children’s Services (DFCS). During her tenure, she was responsible for the implementation, design, and strategic direction for the agency’s Prevention Bureau. Essential to this work was her ability to develop meaningful relationships across sectors with non-traditional stakeholders to prevent child abuse while enhancing the county’s family strengthening services. Jennifer is committed to providing a supportive team approach at the CAC when responding to child abuse through advocacy, treatment, education, and prevention.