Jennifer Chitty grew up in a small town in Nova Scotia. She attended Queen's University where she received a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree. While working in the banking industry, she obtained a Film Studies Certificate at Ryerson University. In May 2015, she began working at Shaftesbury Films Inc. as the Coordinator of Production Affairs. At Shaftesbury, Jennifer worked on tax credit applications, funder/financier deliverables and performed other production activities. She is currently working in payroll.