inspires educators and group facilitators worldwide with her engaging yet practical facilitation, and teaching books and tools. She brings the art of experiential engagement and reflection and the latest neuroscience research into the hands of those who lead and teach.
Through professional development workshops and consultation, and direct-service community building programs, Jen supports practitioners in schools, colleges, mental health agencies, community organizations, and businesses across the globe elevate their practices to foster meaningful engagement, communication, and belonging.
With her multi-modal and responsive approach, Jen’s facilitation is inclusive and participant-centered, valuing every voice in the room. Her focus on empowerment and participant choice creates a collaborative learning environment where everyone can develop new skills, increased confidence, and fresh perspectives. Participants leave with tangible strategies and simple tools they can bring into their communities to create group experiences that resonate with learners long after they end.
Jen’s innovative approach draws on her three decades of diverse experience as a teacher, a recreational therapist in community and clinical mental health, and as a facilitator of professional development, adult learning, K-12 teaching and community building, graduate courses, and organizational team building. She earned her M.S. in Experiential Education at Minnesota State University.
She is the author of Tips and Tools for the Art of Experiential Group Facilitation and Inspired Educator, Inspired Learner: Experiential, Brain-Based Activities and Strategies to Engage, Build Community, and Create Lasting Lessons. She has designed a unique collection of engagement and reflection tools used by facilitators worldwide.
A moment of baking made it into one of Jen’s postcard sets: blueberries for days!
When Jen isn’t on the road—facilitating learning around the world, visiting far-flung friends, and photographing for her postcard sets—she can be found cooking with her collection of vintage kitchenware, swing dancing and two-stepping to live music with her husband, or hiking in the woods of Vermont.
