Jennifer Dernoncourt has been employed with the California Department of Justice since 2000 where she started in the Riverside laboratory as a student assistant. Her current assignment is a senior criminalist, assigned to the biology, alcohol and crime scene departments of the laboratory.  She is a member of the California Association of Criminalists.

Ms. Dernoncourt lives in the Riverside area with her two children. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and gardening.