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Jenna Hidinger

Paso Robles,CA

Summary

Dedicated, proactive, and highly meticulous leadership confidant with a strong background in supporting C-suite leaders and managing high-priority tasks. Excels at creating calm, organized environments that empower executives to operate at their highest level. Recognized for a versatile skill set that enables seamless support across multiple functions. Known for maintaining a strong focus on the bigger picture and aligning daily responsibilities with broader organizational goals to drive strategic outcomes.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief of Staff

Paso Robles and Templeton Chamber of Commerce
02.2023 - Current
  • Provide comprehensive support to the CEO, enabling them to focus on critical decision-making and leadership tasks.
  • Develop and coordinate Chamber programs that deliver value to members, attract new members, and support strategic goals.
  • Build strategic relationships and create investor benefit packages; serve as liaison to ensure successful program execution.
  • Manage chamber staff and HR functions, including hiring, performance reviews, and compensation.
  • Maintain and update internal policies, procedures, and resources; manage staff schedules and coordinate training and development activities.
  • Oversee financial planning, budgeting, reporting, and compliance in collaboration with the CEO.
  • Aligned departmental goals with overall company vision, ensuring cohesive progress towards shared objectives.

Associate Strategy Manager

The Wonderful Company
12.2021 - 02.2023
  • Primarily responsible for creating and managing outcomes dashboards for program leads and executives to enhance the department’s ability to leverage data to make strategic decisions
  • Collect, clean, and organize program data for reporting purposes on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis or as needed
  • Work with program teams to streamline data collection to improve efficiency
  • Project-manage team’s quarterly reporting cycle, keeping all contributors on task with deadlines

Program Coordinator

The Wonderful Company
07.2017 - 12.2022
  • Create, organize, and manage philanthropic program developments that impacted over 2,000 Central Valley employees and their children
  • Manage day-to-day tasks related to Accounts Payable including retrieving, submitting, auditing, coding, and approving an average of $100K worth of monthly expenses
  • Oversee various administrative tasks supporting all philanthropic programs in the Central Valley and Los Angeles
  • Address and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by collaborating cross-functionally across multiple departments
  • Conducted numerous trainings on how to navigate our departments many platforms (financial, safety, product procurement, data/tracking)
  • Responsible for maintaining and improving existing processes with a continuous improvement mindset

Leader Trainee

  • Completed multiple rotations throughout different business departments including operations and accounting/finance while adhering to a high standard of LEAN business practices

Grower Relations Accountant

01.2017 - 07.2017
  • Issued payments to growers based off yields, determined quality, and contractual obligations totaling ~$1B per crop with monthly cashflows exceeding $150MM
  • Maintained 800+ existing grower contracts by ensuring they were current and with the correct terms as well as entered new contacts into the database with extreme attention to detail
  • Calculated interest for early or deferred payments
  • Gained trust and confidence from growers through clear and detailed communication

Zone Leader

Pistachio and Almond Roasting and Packaging
07.2016 - 01.2017
  • Operated using lean manufacturing, problem solving, and continuous improvement to package up to ~1M pounds of pistachios a week
  • Managed day-to-day direction of 40+ employees and ensured compliance with company policy, GMPs, and safety requirements were met
  • Provided daily production plans and priority levels to all areas within my assigned zone
  • Initiated a project that saved the company thousands in lost product sales through creating a rework process prior to bookend

Education

Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Business

Cal Poly State University
San Luis Obispo, CA

Skills

  • Strong Organizational Mastery
  • Attention to Detail
  • Proactive Anticipation
  • Clear and Effective Communication
  • Discretion, Confidentiality, and Composure
  • Loyalty and Reliability

Timeline

Chief of Staff

Paso Robles and Templeton Chamber of Commerce
02.2023 - Current

Associate Strategy Manager

The Wonderful Company
12.2021 - 02.2023

Program Coordinator

The Wonderful Company
07.2017 - 12.2022

Grower Relations Accountant

01.2017 - 07.2017

Zone Leader

Pistachio and Almond Roasting and Packaging
07.2016 - 01.2017

Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Business

Cal Poly State University

Leader Trainee

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