Jennifer has wide experience in teaching and leading in US and IB Curriculum schools in the US, Asia, Africa and Latin America. After graduating from Washington State University with a B.A. Communications, Public Relations in 1992, Jennifer became certified as a K-8 teacher and earned her Master’s in Teaching, with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction at City University in Washington.

 

From 1994–1996, Jennifer taught in Washington State before moving overseas with Bob. For the next 17 years, she taught in schools in Qatar, Japan, Venezuela, Paraguay, and Colombia. A variety of leadership positions ensued. Jennifer served as IEP Case Manager for Primary & Elementary at Colegio Nueva Granada’s Learning Center in Bogota, Colombia. She became Curriculum Coordinator Pre-K-12 in 2014 at the International Community School of Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivoire, and later that same year, Jennifer took the helm as Interim Lower School Principal at ICSA. Upon returning to the US, Jennifer most recently worked in a bilingual, dual-immersion Spanish program in Buffalo, New York.

 

In the summer of 2017, Jennifer Imholt began running the Washington office, representing the Search West Coast region of the U.S. alongside her husband, Senior Associate Bob Imholt.

 

That same year, Jennifer planned the first Search Latin America fair hosted in Panama City, Panama. The fair launched in November of 2018. Jennifer is a Spanish speaker. She and Bob worked for 11 years in South America and have travelled extensively for work and pleasure in the region. Because of her opportunity to work with and visit many schools around the world, she brings this experience with her in helping advise and support candidates.

 

Jennifer enjoys traveling internationally, gourmet and exotic foods, raising chickens and many outdoor activities such as hiking with her family. She and Bob are passionate advocates for teaching abroad and are excited to share their experiences to help others take that step into the international teaching world or help an existing candidate find their next adventure!