Jasmine M. Chittenden

   I’m a strategist, creative thinker, and MSOD professional who is endlessly curious about people, systems, and why things work the way they do. I’m an INFJ-A and an AuDHD thinker—reflective, intuitive, highly observant, and naturally inclined to connect dots that may not seem connected at first. I tend to ask “why,” “what if,” and “how could we do this differently?”

   Professionally, I work at the intersection of people, programs, policy, and organizations. My experience spans program leadership, organizational improvement, adult learning, applied research, stakeholder engagement, crisis response, policy advocacy, and consulting across the U.S. and around the globe.

   I do my best work when I have the freedom to explore an idea, dig deeply into a problem, challenge assumptions, and turn what I discover into something useful. Give me the destination and enough room to think creatively about how we get there. I value collaboration, but I believe the strongest teams make room for different perspectives rather than competing to be the loudest voice in the room.

   Purpose matters to me. Whether I’m working with a team, facilitating a conversation, researching a complex issue, advocating for a community, or designing something that has never existed before, I’m energized by work that has the potential to make something better.

I recently completed my Master of Science in Organization Development at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio Business School, and I’m continuing to explore where strategy, innovation, organizational change, policy, and human-centered problem-solving can take me next.

OGK Giken Co., Ltd. | Osaka, Japan | May 2026 

World Café, Communication & Change Readiness

Applied action research and facilitated a World Café intervention to assess communication norms, psychological safety, and change readiness, translating stakeholder insights into organizational recommendations and an actionable implementation plan.

HP Equity Resource Group | San José, Costa Rica | March 2026 

Employee Experience & Appreciative Inquiry

Designed and facilitated an Appreciative Inquiry process focused on employee experience, inclusion, belonging, and engagement; translated stakeholder insights into organizational recommendations.

Hôtel de Ville de Lyon | Lyon, France | October 2025

Systemic Resilience & Community Engagement

Analyzed public-sector and educational frameworks to develop a systemic resilience benchmark, translating community-engagement practices into actionable insights.

International Justice Mission | Washington, D.C. | June 2025

NextGen Policy Rollout & Implementation

Co-developed a global policy rollout framework for stakeholder alignment, implementation planning, governance, and pilot success measures.

Student Veterans of America | Washington, D.C. | March 2024
Federal Policy & Student Veteran Advocacy
Engaged with Senators, Representatives, and congressional staff on student-veteran priorities, including GI Bill modernization, education benefits, transition support, economic opportunity, and student success. Priorities later advanced through legislation, including VET TEC reauthorization.
NDAA Policy Strategy Panel | Washington, D.C. | 2023–2024
Military Compensation & Quality-of-Life Policy
Advocated for San Diego-area Sailors and military families with senior DoD and military leaders on BAH, COLA, inflation, and high-cost-region challenges. Contributed frontline perspectives during the FY2024 policy cycle, which included the largest military basic-pay increase in over two decades.
Tijuana River & Imperial Beach Advocacy | San Diego, CA | 2019
Environmental Policy & Community Advocacy
Organized petitions and advocated for EPA action on transboundary sewage pollution affecting Imperial Beach and the Tijuana River Valley. The issue later received $300 million in federal funding through USMCA implementation for wastewater infrastructure and pollution mitigation.
Military Housing Advocacy | San Diego, CA | 2018–2020
Resident Advocacy & Housing Reform
Led community outreach and advocacy around substandard privatized military housing, elevating resident concerns through town halls and directly to senior Navy leadership. Participated in broader military-family advocacy preceding major MHPI reforms and the Military Housing Tenant Bill of Rights.

2024 BAOL Student of the Year
Point Loma Nazarene University

Summa Cum Laude Graduate
Point Loma Nazarene University

Graduate Research Thesis | 2026
Pepperdine University, MS Organization Development
“Navigating the Deckplates: Exploring Emotionally Intelligent Behaviors and Psychological Resilience Among Junior Enlisted U.S. Navy Sailors”

Ombudsman Appreciation Award | 2022
Fleet & Family Support Center - U.S. Navy

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Scholarship Recipient
Graduate Education Scholarship

Featured Student — PeppVets | November 2025
Pepperdine University

2nd Place — International Education Week Photo Contest | December 2025
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School

• Former Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) — PTCB, issued 2011; inactive
• Former Texas Registered Pharmacy Technician — Texas State Board of Pharmacy, 2011–2014
• CITI Program — MSOD Human Subjects Training, valid through Dec. 2027

• Order of the Eastern Star - Electa
• Alpha Sigma Lambda - Member
• The National Society of Leadership and Success - Member

• Microsoft 365
• Google Workspace
• Excel
• Canva
• Adobe
• Wondershare
• SharePoint & Teams
• Tableau
• NotebookLM
• Google Flow
• Meta AI