Jen works as an instructional designer helping to develop online offerings for WCWPDS. Jen has a B.S. in Secondary Social Studies Education from Winona State University, an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Administrative Leadership with an emphasis on instructional design, and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin,-Milwaukee in Urban Education with an emphasis in Adult, Continuing, and Higher Education Leadership. Her research focused on the persistence of adult students in undergraduate programs. Before coming to WCWPDS in 2022, she worked as an instructional designer at Wisconsin Lutheran College, Metso Minerals, and the UW-Madison Division of Extension Natural Resources Institute.
In her free time, Jen can be found hiking in Wisconsin state parks or at a concert.