Having been brought up in the north of Scotland, Jennifer Duke has lived on Exmoor for the past 24 years with her husband and three children.
She has an MA in English and worked in Singapore for the British Council, then joined Longman as a Book Editor in Melbourne, Australia. On returning to the UK she became a Commissioning Editor for Heinemann and for several years juggled a busy career with the demands of a growing family.
Since moving to Exmoor, Jennifer has held the position of Church Warden in Luxborough for 23 years and, as such, has witnessed the value of the parish system in supporting the needs of the community. She has also served as a Parish Councillor for many years and has a special interest in planning discussions and decisions, always striving to preserve Exmoor’s unique landscape whilst trying to ensure that planning decisions allow for thriving, vibrant communities with job opportunities and housing especially for young families.
Over the years Jennifer has been an active committee member and fund raiser for many charities and more recently a trustee of Minehead Citizens Advice and a governor of a group of five Exmoor schools.