Staff
Jennifer Downing, Development and Program Manager
phone: 617-496-9774, email: jennifer_downing@harvard.edu
Jennifer Downing joined the Harvard China Fund in November 2007 as the Development and Program Manager. She coordinates China-related resources across the University, manages the Harvard China Faculty Grant Program, the Harvard China Student Internship Program, and the Harvard China Fund website, and organizes various events for the Harvard China Advisory Group and Harvard China Fund Faculty Steering Committee. Previously, Jennifer spent three years in the Harvard Alumni Association planning their annual Global Series conferences, and three years in Harvard’s University Development Office helping fundraise for the Asia Center and other international priorities.
She received her master’s in Education Policy and Management from Harvard’s Graduate of Education in 2006, and her bachelor’s in East Asian Studies from Wellesley College in 2001. Jennifer spent the summer of 2000 living in Hong Kong, where she worked as a public relations intern for ORBIS, a non-profit medical organization dedicated to eradicating blindness worldwide.
An avid traveler and cook, Jennifer spends her free time competing for the Cambridge Masters Swim Team and performing on her clarinet with Harvard’s Dudley House Orchestra. She also loves to read and explore the impressive museum and restaurant scene around Boston.
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Jamie Boeri Romine, Administrative Assistant
phone: 617-496-1587, email: jamie_romine@harvard.edu
Jamie Romine joined the Harvard China Fund in May 2008 as the Administrative Assistant.
She provides timely administrative support to the Harvard China Fund team in managing the
Harvard China Faculty Grant Program, the Harvard China Student Internship Program, and the Harvard Shanghai Office. She coordinates with the Harvard China Office(s) to provide services
for visiting Harvard faculty, students, and staff.
Jamie attended Smith College and majored in Psychology and Religion & Biblical Literature where
she graduated in 2007 with high honors. Prior to joining the Harvard China Fund, Jamie gained
various work experience as a student intern in television and medical research, and volunteering
for charity organizations.
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