Jennifer Fontaine

I am Jennifer Fontaine, Editor and Blogger of MommyHiker.com. I also proudly wear the title of wife, daughter, sister, cat lady, chef, photographer, actor, film producer and screenwriter!

Born and raised in New Orleans, I have been in the entertainment industry, both in front of and behind the camera, for almost two decades.

Most recently I enjoyed a starring role as Jodi McKenton, a driven war journalist in the Indie feature Aaseamah's Journey. My propensity for realism brought me to the role of Louise in LOOK, a voyeuristic feature that captures the secret lives of people through surveillance cameras, directed by the creative Indie powerhouse Adam Rifkin, as well as the starring role of Detective Reynolds, in the film Drop Gun, a performance which garnered a Best Actress statue from the Iowa Motion Picture Association.

In 2001, alongside my husband Kerem Hanci, we founded Scorpio Rising Films, a film production company which remains committed to supportive collaboration with devoted and impassioned artists, encouraging original and inspired material.

In 2013 I started the Mommy Hiker blog in the hopes of inspiring other parents to get outdoors with their kids to explore and discover the wonder and beauty of Mother Nature and in doing so I have inspired myself!