Jennifer Hazelton Jennifer Hazelton is the President and Founder of Windell Advisors, LLC, offering finance and accounting management
services. An accomplished and strategic-minded senior operations executive and top corporate officer, she is a persuasive communicator with an engaging style and experience
in public accounting, public and private corporations, and nonprofit organizations.
For more than 17 years, Ms. Hazelton served as Chief Financial Officer of
the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, one of Houston’s largest operating charities. A certified public accountant, she oversaw the accounting and finance departments,
as well as operational areas including scholarship and grant management, purchasing, and membership departments.
Prior to joining the Rodeo, Jennifer served
as the Chief Financial Officer for GSA Management in Delaware, managing technical support and compliance for real estate and venture capital funds. She started her career
at Arthur Andersen in Richmond, Virginia and is a certified public accountant.
She has been named a “Best CFO of the Year – Nonprofit” and a “Woman Who Means
Business” by the Houston Business Journal.
When she’s not spending time helping her clients with their finance and accounting functions, Jennifer enjoys traveling
and spending time with family and friends. She is committed to giving back and volunteers with and serves on boards of several literacy and education focused nonprofits,
including the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Neuhaus Education Center, and the Children’s Museum of Houston. She also serves as the Treasurer and an Executive Committee
member of the National Scholarship Provider’s Association.