Jennifer DePiero was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated in 1982 from Wright State University with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary and Special Education. She married her husband, John in1986. In May 1988, Jennifer graduated from Xavier University with a Masters of Education in Counseling. She and her husband moved to Tampa in 1990. They have one son, Tony. They are founding members of St Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church joining in August 1996. In her leisure time, Jennifer enjoys watching college sports, especially the University of Florida Gators!