Jennifer Jako — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-director and producer of Blood Lines, a documentary broadcast on MTV from 1999-2004 and called "a pointed, moving documentary" by The New York Times.
Featured on the cover of Newsweek in May 2006.
Serves as an HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Speaker/Educator at Jennifer Jako, LLC since 1993.
Co-founded ShowPDX, a biennial regional furniture design exhibit.
Served on the Board of Advisors of Cascade AIDS Project from 2009 to 2014.
Studied fine art at Ecole Supérieure d'Arts Plastiques in Monte Carlo and the Pacific Northwest College of Art.

Biography

Jennifer Jako is an American AIDS activist, filmmaker, lecturer, and designer. Following her diagnosis with HIV at age 19 in 1992, she dedicated herself to educating young people about HIV prevention and reproductive health. She co-directed and produced the documentary film Blood Lines, a portrait of HIV-positive youth.