About
Jenn David Connolly
|Creative Strategist
Jenn David Connolly is the founder and creative strategist of Jenn David Design, a California-based design studio partnering exclusively with food brands. For over two decades, Jenn has been designing bold, iconic food brands that stand out as distinctive leaders in their categories and achieve outstanding success—through solid strategy, a curious mind, and exceptional creativity.
Thriving on her passion for food, design, and helping food brands be amazing, Jenn aims to set a new precedent for exceptional creativity and strategy in food brand design. Her strategic process promotes a strong, meaningful, authentic connection between food brands and their audiences.
Jenn is frequently featured as a contributing writer in industry publications such as Specialty Food Association, Brand Packaging, Packaging Strategies, Food & Beverage Packaging, The Dieline, Gourmet News, Graphic Design USA and more. Jenn’s work as a food brand designer and food packaging design specialist has been featured in Communication Arts, Print Magazine and HOW Design, as well as numerous design books.
Jenn David Design has partnered with clients such as Whisps, Vevan, La Tourangelle, Orwasher’s, Clyde’s Donuts, Cooper Street Cookies, Cantella’s, Williams-Sonoma, Jada Brands, Lemonette, Chosen Foods, Pepper Creek Farms, Madelaine Chocolate Co., Sauce Goddess, Schuman Cheese, Mistubushi Food Products, as well as many emerging, trendsetting, and disruptive food brands.
Food Packaging Designers and Strategists
Charley Lavin
Web Developer & Strategist
Charley Lavin
Web Developer & Strategist
Originally hailing from Chicago, Charley moved to sunny San Diego in 2007. Charley received a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Northern Illinois University in 2004. Since then he has been working in web development. He considers himself a WordPress expert and is fluent in many web-based languages. He is an avid sports fan, an outdoor enthusiast, and a maker.
Jenna Duncan
Project Manager
Jenna Duncan
Project Manager
Jenna has always thrived in creatively organized environments. She brings a lifetime of learning detail-oriented organization to the JDD team. As project manager she guides the completion of client’s projects ensuring they are completed on time and adhere to high JDD standards. When not carrying out her project management duties, Jenna teaches baby sign language and enjoys adventurous walks with friends. She is originally from Seattle, WA and now lives in San Diego, CA with her amazing son.
Sonja Irvin
Project Manager
Sonja Irvin
Project Manager
Sonja was born into a family of entrepreneurs (she was raised in the office of her Grandfather’s retail store), and business management quickly became her focus. She has extensive experience in Project Management and keeps everything organized and running smoothly. Sonja flourishes in finding the flow with clients and within the JDD team. She loves her family, which includes her husband, two teenage boys, young daughter and their Egyptian Pharaoh Hound. When she is not working she enjoys anything that has to do with nature, art and music.
Emma Hosmer
Finance Manager
Emma Hosmer
Finance Manager
The occasional misty morning in her Point Loma neighborhood reminds Emma of her native Britain. Emma first arrived in California with the intention of only staying 6 months—that was some 20 years ago! Emma advises on budgeting and forecasting and also handles the billing so the rest of the team can take care of the design. She has three amazing kids who brighten her life and keep her very busy. She also enjoys cycling, yoga and sailing, and dreams of finding enough time to read.