Mrs. Jennifer Gervais

Mrs. Jennifer (“Jennie”) Gervais grew up in Bettendorf, Iowa.  She has always loved music and knew early on that she would be a music teacher.  Mrs. Gervais took piano lessons as a child and joined the school band in 4th grade on clarinet.  She received a Bachelor Degree from the University of Iowa (GO HAWKS!) and a Master Degree from Drake University.

Mrs. G has over 30 years of teaching experience collectively from Rock Falls (Illinois), WACO Community School District (Iowa), Colfax-Mingo Schools, and St. Joseph Catholic School.  She has enjoyed playing in community bands throughout her career.

Mrs. Gervais has been married to husband Andy for 26 years and she has two teenage daughters (Camille, a junior at Des Moines North High School and Bridget, a sophmore music major in French Horn at Drake).  The Gervais family has three pets: a mini Schnauzer (Emma), a Maine Coon cat (Figaro), and a small tabby (Clara Schumann). In her spare time, Mrs. Gervais enjoys playing tennis, sewing, scrapbooking and making family videos.