Prior to coming to work for the diocese, Jen worked with the Eagle River cluster of parishes serving as the Director of Faith Formation and Youth Ministry. Born in Chicago, Jen moved to the Northwoods when she was very young and never really left. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree with an emphasis in graphic design and art history from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point and also received a Master’s Degree in Catechetics and Evangelization from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. She and her husband Robert have two adult sons, one daughter-in-law, and live in the woods of the Eagle River area.