Jenna Courtney

Jenna Courtney serves as CEO of TXPOST, bringing nearly two decades of policy-making and advocacy experience from her time in and around the Texas Legislature. As CEO, she maximizes organizational effort and impact by integrating strategic objectives across program areas. Through her work, she seeks policy solutions and develops diverse champions to drive progress and change in complex systems. She has extensive experience developing multi-faceted campaigns that bridge media, government, and public relations to engage stakeholders and influence decision-makers.

Since joining TXPOST in 2019, Jenna has positioned the organization as a critical connector and convener across sectors, bridging education, government, philanthropy, and business to advance youth well-being. Under her leadership, the organization has significantly scaled its budget and operations, expanded its staff and programs, and developed strategic partnerships across Texas. She has built systems to drive measurable impact and led major statewide convenings, comprehensive legislative advocacy efforts, and strategic initiatives that have expanded Texas’ investment in out of school time programming.

In addition to her work at TXPOST, Jenna serves as Community Vice President of The Junior League of Austin, where she has been an active member since 2015. She has held multiple leadership roles including Strategic Planning Chair, Grants Committee Chair, and the organization’s inaugural Centennial Campaign Lead. She also serves on additional nonprofit advisory boards focused on youth development and education policy.

Prior to her role as CEO, Jenna worked for a boutique public affairs firm in Austin, where she provided turnkey services to diverse clientele across multiple sectors. She oversaw the drafting and implementation of advocacy strategies for individualized public policy solutions in public education, municipal governance, health care, transportation, energy, and the environment.

Jenna holds degrees in English and Government from The University of Texas at Austin. A native Austinite, she loves spending time adventuring with her husband, two young daughters, and golden retriever.