Big Wave Founder, Jeff Peck, wins CBS KPIX 5 News Icon Award for Outstanding Community Service
Peninsula man’s nonprofit creates community for adults with special needs near Half Moon Bay By Sharon Chin March 11, 2026 A Peninsula man’s years-long effort to create a community and safe space for adults with special needs is nearing the finish line. More than 90,000 California adults with special needs are living with their parents, according […]
A Community Rises On The Coast by Ashton J. Hacke
For the families behind the Big Wave project, the building that is slowly rising along Airport Road north of Pillar Point Harbor is more than just a structure. It is a community’s home taking shape. And for the Coastside, it is an opportunity to watch a new neighborhood form. It’s not often that the Coastside […]
Jennifer Senecal
Big Wave Group Executive Director
Jennifer Senecal is a seasoned nonprofit leader with over two decades of experience championing services and expanding opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). A passionate and lifelong advocate for the IDD community, Jennifer brings a dynamic blend of strategic leadership, operational expertise, and mission-driven focus to every role she undertakes.
Big Wave Group Appoints Jennifer Senecal As First Executive Director
HALF MOON BAY, Calif., Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Big Wave Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a place to belong for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), proudly announces the appointment of Jennifer Senecal as its first Executive Director. Jennifer Senecal joins Big Wave as the new Executive Director, responsible for day-to-day operations of the Big Wave Center […]
Big Wave Housing Celebrates Completion of Structural Phase of their Project ~ Residents Meet Their New Apartments April 10, 2025
FIELD TRIP, VIDEO and PHOTO-ESSAY. Tour of the Big Wave Center to celebrate completion of the structural phase of the project. This is a traditional construction milestone and ceremony when the highest beam is placed. Future residents of the Big Wave Center take a tour with their families for the first time. The first and second […]