While working for the Primary Care Office (PCO), Jennifer was tasked with addressing concerns from leadership about the lack of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Texas. She conducted an analysis and discovered that in a state with 60% of the population uninsured, FQHC look-alikes were unable to start or operate without significant financial risk, making them unsustainable. Jennifer presented her findings to her superiors, and the report was subsequently forwarded to the state legislature. As a result, funding was allocated to launch the "Incubator" program, which Jennifer was entrusted to design and implement. In its first year, the program funded 12 entities—more than had been funded in the previous 30 years combined. Although the program looks different today, Over the last two decades, this program has helped numerous health centers overcome challenges and achieve key milestones in becoming FQHC Look-Alikes and, ultimately, a designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center. 

On the waves of this successful initiative, Project Vida Health Center contacted Jennifer and hired her as their Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). Shortly thereafter, other organizations, including the Asian American Health Coalition, sought her expertise in navigating application processes, since she had been such a help in explaining the Incubator requirements. As the demand for her services grew, Jennifer began securing ongoing contracts. In 2011, after returning from Brazil, she hired her first employee to help manage the increasing workload.