Jenny Camper, Principal
Jenny Camper offers more than 35 years of experience in strategic communications services, including statewide media relations, government relations support, coalition development and activation, as well as community relations and public education campaigns.
As a partner for more than 20 years with Lesic & Camper Communications, Jenny works with corporations, non-profits, national and state professional associations, statewide issue campaigns and government agencies. Current clients include the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), GRAIL Bioscience, Walmart, Microsoft, Pearson Education, and Vertex pharmaceuticals.
Jenny has built a solid reputation for crafting and executing effective statewide public affairs programs in Ohio. She builds and maintains deep relationships with media and key publics in every Ohio media market. Jenny and the Columbus team are frequently tapped to join collaborative efforts to influence public policy at the federal and state levels. Jenny has built and activated many coalitions and advocacy groups to address public policy.
For the agency’s biopharmaceutical clients, Jenny leads Ohio-based state alliance outreach at the state and federal level. Jenny represents PhRMA within Ohio’s bioscience sector and works with patient and medical provider groups to advocate for public policies that support access to medicines and bioscience innovation. Jenny also supports the firm’s services for Microsoft, Walmart and other clients in Ohio and the Midwest.
Jenny has served on the winning campaign teams for statewide ballot issues, including the 2025 Yes on 2 Build Strong Ohio Communities which renewed the Ohio State Capital Improvement Program; 2017 No on Issue 2: Ohioans Against the Deceptive Rx Ballot Issue as coalition leader and campaign strategist. In 2002 Jenny was campaign manager for Ohioans Against Unsafe Drug Laws (OAUDL). In 2005, Jenny worked with opponents to the Tax and Expenditure Limitation Amendment, who ultimately stopped the TEL Amendment from advancing to the ballot. In 2008, Jenny worked on the grassroots team for the Ohio Coalition for Responsible Lending, which handily defeated a well-financed campaign and upheld a law that lowered interest rates of payday lenders. In 2012,
Jenny was part of the Protect Your Vote Ohio campaign team that soundly defeated a flawed redistricting constitutional amendment.
For her work on the opening of Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Jenny was part of the team that received the Public Relations Society of America’s highest honor, the Silver Anvil award.
Prior to agency work, Jenny served as deputy press secretary and communications manager to former Governor George V. Voinovich. Jenny also served as press secretary and communications director for former State Treasurer J. Kenneth Blackwell.
Jenny graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The Ohio State University.
Jenny serves on the Board of Trustees for Alvis, a community corrections agency and she serves on the public policy committee for Prevent Blindness-Ohio, a statewide voluntary health agency.
Contact Jenny:
614.224.0658