Jenna is a California native, an illustrator, artist, mom, unexpected chef and non-fiction writer. Her first two gift books, You Deserve a Happy Birthday and You Deserve a Merry Christmas were published in 2003 by Andrews McMeel Publishing, building on Jenna’s whimsical greeting card line. In 2005, Leisure Arts published Jenna’s Studio, a book of clever décor and entertaining projects which includes a CD of printable designs and art by Jenna. Later that year, Jenna’s scrapbooking line was the top-selling collection by Memories in the Making (Time Warner). She also illustrated a series of 5 children’s books. Jenna’s line of OooLaLa Girls designs were turned into products across the board including purses, shoes, spa products, wall art and more. From there, Jenna’s art was licensed for products sold in Bloomingdales, Target and retailers around the world.

In 2011, EVOX television produced and aired Jenna’s fanciful décor projects on air, after Jenna logged over 2 million YouTube views of her vintage door wreath design.

In 2016, Jenna turned her creative skills toward the food industry when she opened Hamilton’s Bakery in Harlem, New York City. It was a surprise success and remained open until 2019, when restaurants were closed due to Covid 19. When the world was in lock down, Jenna returned to writing. Her dangerously funny chef’s memoir is now complete, titled, Dicey: My Life as a Chef in Harlem.

She lives in Harlem with her husband, actor Raphael Sbarge.