Jenn
Engstrom
State Director, CALPIRG
Started on staff: 2010
B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Berkeley
Jenn directs CALPIRG’s advocacy efforts, and is a leading voice in Sacramento and across the state on protecting public health, consumer protections and defending our democracy. Jenn has served on the CALPIRG board for the past two years before stepping into her current role. Most recently, as the deputy national director for the Student PIRGs, she helped run our national effort to mobilize hundreds of thousands of students to vote. She led CALPIRG’s organizing team for years and managed our citizen outreach offices across the state, running campaigns to ban single-use plastic bags, stop the overuse of antibiotics, and go 100% renewable energy. Jenn lives in Los Angeles, where she enjoys spending time at the beach and visiting the many amazing restaurants in her city.
Posts by Jenn Engstrom
Amazon just took another big step toward reducing its plastic waste. But the job’s not done.
So long, plastic air pillows.
STATEMENT: Amazon announces ‘largest reduction in plastic packaging’ in North America
The retail giant Amazon announced on Thursday its plan to cut its use of plastic air pillows from deliveries in North America.
New state laws protect consumers in the marketplace
Statement: California governor signs Right to Repair Act
On Oct. 10, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Right to Repair Act (SB244), which will significantly expand consumers’ and independent repair shops' access to materials and information needed to fix electronics and appliances.