Jennifer Sey (born February 23, 1969) is an American writer, producer and former gymnast. She began competing in the sport of gymnastics at the age of six and went on to become 1986 National Gymnastics Champion and seven-time national team member. A graduate of Stanford University, Sey was named one of the "Top 40 Marketers under 40" by Advertising Age in 2006 for her work at Levi Strauss & Co. She has also written and produced two short films. She currently lives with her husband and two sons in San Francisco. [1]
In 2008, she published Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams, a book about her experiences as a top-tier gymnast. [2] The book, which was met with much controversy, details her career as an elite gymnast, including her experience training at the Parkettes National Gymnastics Training Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.