"And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."

Jennifer R. Farmer, professionally known as The PR Whisperer, is an author, lecturer and strategic communications professional based in Columbus, OH. She works with grassroots leaders, celebrities, and executives committed to social good. Farmer is a crisis communications expert, helping leaders navigate high stakes situations.

Farmer has made her mark in social justice movements, holding a range of senior leadership positions with national racial justice, labor and faith-based groups. She is the author of "Extraordinary PR, Ordinary Budget: A Strategy Guide (Berrett-Koehler 2017)" and “First and Only: A Black Woman's Guide to Thriving at Work and in Life (Broadleaf Books 2021 and 2022)." Farmer is the host of the award-winning podcast, Faith Talks, which is a production of United Women in Faith, formerly United Methodist Women.

She also served as a lecturer in the Advanced Academic Programs Department at Johns Hopkins University, and Towson University.

Her community and civic participation include previously serving as a member of the University of Rochester Board of Trustees’ Diversity Advisory Council, and an advisory committee member for the National Center for State Courts’ Community Engagement in the Courts initiative. She is a recent board member of Ohio Citizen Action.

Farmer earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science from the University of Rochester.