Jenn
Engstrom
State Director, CALPIRG
Started on staff: 2010
B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Berkeley
Jenn directs CALPIRG’s advocacy efforts, and is a leading voice in Sacramento and across the state on protecting public health, consumer protections and defending our democracy. Jenn has served on the CALPIRG board for the past two years before stepping into her current role. Most recently, as the deputy national director for the Student PIRGs, she helped run our national effort to mobilize hundreds of thousands of students to vote. She led CALPIRG’s organizing team for years and managed our citizen outreach offices across the state, running campaigns to ban single-use plastic bags, stop the overuse of antibiotics, and go 100% renewable energy. Jenn lives in Los Angeles, where she enjoys spending time at the beach and visiting the many amazing restaurants in her city.
Posts by Jenn Engstrom
Have medical expenses impacted your credit score?
We’re working to prohibit medical debt on credit reports. Your story could help.
NEW REPORT: Top retailers fail to warn shoppers about health risks of gas stove pollution
California lawmaker works to get consumers more information about dangers of gas stoves
Why California needs a new plastic bag ban?
We're working to strengthen our ban on plastic grocery bags.