Born and raised in Chapleau, a small community in north eastern Ontario, Jennifer David is a member of Chapleau Cree First Nation. She did a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism at Carleton University before starting her first job at Television Northern Canada (TVNC), made up of northern, mostly Aboriginal and Inuit broadcasters that distributed community-based programming across the North. When APTN launched, Jennifer became the network's first Director of Communications, based in Ottawa. She is currently the Vice President and Manager of Stonecircle Consulting, a First Nation management consulting company. She has written several nonfiction books and co-hosts a podcast called Storykeepers to talk about Indigenous books. Jennifer resides in Ottawa, Ontario with her family.