Jenny Ulum is a veteran public relations leader. She had a long career in health care public affairs and as founder and CEO of The Ulum Group, a successful PR firm she owned from 1995 to 2008. Currently Jenny works as senior director of communications for King Estate Winery. Her undergraduate degree is in communications and sociology from Linfield College, and she has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Oregon. She is accredited in public relations by the Public Relations Society of America. She has served as president of a number of local agency boards including United Way, Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, Relief Nursery, YMCA, and the local chapters of the American Cancer Society and PRSA. Current local board service includes the Eugene Civic Alliance as well as The Shedd Institute. In 2014 Jenny was appointed by Gov. John Kitzhaber to the SAIF board of directors. She was named Eugene First Citizen in 2018.
Why The Shedd?
Music has always been important to me, and I see how it has changed my daughter’s life for the better. We need more ways to get music in our lives, and that’s exactly what The Shedd does. I love The Shedd’s commitment to creating a culture where people of all skill levels and musical tastes are welcome, where there is no right or wrong, where family (whether by blood or choice) is cherished and where something good is always happening.