Jenni AhSing, MSW, is the Workforce Innovations Manager at the Academy for Professional Excellence. She brings over 23 years of dedicated experience studying, working, and training in public child welfare to her role. Jenni specializes in providing targeted technical assistance and consultation services to Child Welfare Services agencies on workforce and training development. Since joining the Academy in 2013, she has advanced through progressive leadership positions, including Practice Coach Manager and Workforce Management and Development Manager.
Jenni’s extensive expertise spans project management, curriculum creation, and facilitation best practices. She has successfully led major cross-Academy initiatives, designed complex simulation program guides, and spearheaded statewide learning collaboratives. Currently, she represents the Academy in operationalizing the statewide strategic plan and manages key partnerships to integrate advanced instructional design innovations into foundational social work training.
Jenni earned her Master of Social Work from San Diego State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development from California State University San Marcos. She is also a Certified Gallup CliftonStrengths Coach and a specialized trainer for the Academy’s Leaders in Action program.
Her dedication is deeply personal; as a former child welfare worker, resource parent, and adoptive mother, she intimately understands the profound impact child welfare has on families. Outside of her professional work, Jenni is passionate about her lifelong journey as a mother and loves spending meaningful time with her family.


