Jennifer Capps

Jennifer Capps is the Chief Development and Communications Officer for Mason Health. Capps joined the District in 2008 and has been serving as the Chief Development Officer and overseeing the marketing and communications of the District since 2009. Jennifer is celebrating 30 years in the non-profit sector. She has a Master of Arts degree in Philanthropy and Development from St. Mary's University of Minnesota and has received several certifications in executive non-profit leadership and management. Capps has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Minor in Studio Art from Hollins University. She is a career non­-profit practitioner serving the sector for 30 years.

Capps has traveled extensively as a youth and grew up in Germany, in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria on the right bank of the famous Main River. Her father is a retired military officer who served in Vietnam and has received two Bronze Stars for his acts of valor and bravery. She has also lived in Kobe, Japan, and received a certification from the Shoin Women's University as a part the student exchange program. Capps currently serves as a member of the Mason County Economic Development Council (EDC) and has joined the board of Pacific Excellence Northwest (PENW). She finds her service as volunteer is helping to bolster the economic viability of Mason County’s economy and the health care sector. Her expertise in the non-profit sector is beneficial to the further organizational development of the EDC.

In 2022, Capps was elected as Vice-President of Performance Excellence Northwest's (PENW) Board of Directors. She also received the 2021 LifeNet Health Hospital Administration Award. The award celebrates their leadership in creating a supportive environment that promotes the culture of tissue donation throughout Mason General Hospital.

Capps also supports local philanthropy and is involved in local Women’s Health Events, annual Shelton parades and other volunteer opportunities.