Jenn Stankus

Dr. Jenn grew up in Boulder, Colorado and was a competitive runner, climber, hockey and soccer player, skier, swimmer, skateboarder, and was state champion and second in the world as a BMX racer, known for going big on jumps. She dropped out of high school at age 16 but finished in an independent study program a month later. Beginning at age 16 she was an Explorer with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office on and off for four years, training with the SWAT Team, Patrol, Search and Rescue, and Dispatch. At age 17, Dr. Jenn joined the United States Naval Reserve and after finishing boot camp in Orlando, Florida she worked as a Navy Corpsman and Military Police Officer for 8.5 years. She also became an Emergency Medicine Technician and volunteered as such with an ambulance service. At age 18, Dr. Jenn started college in Hawaii at Chaminade University. There, she conducted independent investigations as an Intern with what is now I.C.E., interned with the United States Marshall's Service, ran cross country, and learned how to surf. After two years, Dr. Jenn returned to Boulder, Colorado where she ultimately finished college at the University of Colorado - Boulder with a degree in Psychology at age 26. During those years Dr. Jenn completed the Colorado State Police Academy and worked for 2.5 years as a police officer. She had extensive training in pursuit driving, tactics, and arrest and control techniques.

In 2016, Dr. Jenn turned her attention to the entertainment world when she competed on American Ninja Warrior. In 2021 she competed on Surviving Mann and was a cast member of Surviving Mann: Aftermath. In 2022 Dr. Jenn returned for season two of Surviving Mann and was Host of Surviving Mann: Aftermath. After earning MVP from Season One, and another top performance in Season Two, Dr. Jenn was selected for Surviving Mann All Stars Belize in 2023 (airs 2024). In 2024, she will return to Surviving Mann and Aftermath Seasons 3 as the only person to survive all three seasons.

Dr. Jenn has teamed up with American Stories Entertainment as an executive producer of military and law enforcement themed content, and has two projects in pre-production. She will co-star in one, called LifeLine! where people are subjected to real crime scenarios, the action will stop as things go inevitably "South," the hosts swoop in, rewind the action, provide training, and let the guests try again and see how they do. Another, Blue Valor, reenacts events leading to our first responders receiving the medal of valor. Finally, Dr. Jenn's childhood dream of writing and staring in a feature film is well on the way to fruition, as this survival/thriller is in pre-production. Her dream is to be an action hero...not just in real life!