Jen is a lifelong learner who has spent over a decade in K-12 schools as a parent, teacher, coach, learning specialist, and equity, inclusion, and justice practitioner. In a previous life, Jen worked in the advertising industry as an Interactive Producer where her understanding of organizational dynamics evolved. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Stanford University along with a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and M.A. in Teaching from the University of San Francisco. Jen has a love of stories and she is passionate about creating environments that allow people to thrive in their full authenticity. Inspired by her own multiracial identity, she is committed to the continual exploration of the many ways in which our past informs our present and shapes our future at both a personal and collective level. Living in the Bay Area, Jen finds joy spending time in the mountains and ocean with her family and dancing unabashedly to her favorite music.