Jennifer Jay Palmer Enfield
Oct. 23, 2015
Jennifer Jay Palmer Enfield, 51, of Atco, NJ died on Oct. 23, 2015. Born in Alhambra, Cal., Palmer grew up in Medford Lakes. She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1982 and earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication and media studies from Goucher College in 1987. An award-winning director and producer of film and television, Palmer was owner of RedMaiden, directing and producing projects with Gerber, Hill’s Pet Food, S.C. Johnson, TEVA Pharmaceuticals, Bayer HealthCare, Bank Asiana, Hallmark, Lincoln Mercury, and many more. She was also in demand as a freelance director and had long-term partnerships with many colleagues in Philadelphia and New York City.
Palmer was a founding member of Philadelphia Women in Film and Television, a board member of the Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association, a founding leader of the group Women Creative Directors and DPs, and a member of the Philadelphia Advertising Club and The Art Director’s Club of Philadelphia. Her pro bono projects included videos for the League of Women Voters of Philadelphia, YMCA Camp No Worries, Alzheimer’s Association of the Delaware Valley, and PAWS.
Palmer is survived by her husband, Mike Ligthart of Atco, her parents, Ron and Diane Enfield, of Cherry Hill, sister, Lauren Enfield Boyce, brother-in-law, Kevin Boyce, and nephew, Keegan Boyce of Mt. Laurel, brother Greg Palmer of Sacramento, Cal., mother-in-law Willy Ligthart of Medford Lakes, and brother-in-law, Ron Ligthart of Winter Springs, Fla.
Visitation will be at noon with a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14 at The Camden County Boathouse at Cooper River, 7050 North Park Drive in Pennsauken.
Memorial donations should be made to Equality Now at www.equalitynow.org.
