Jen is the Vice-President of Education and Training at Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. In this role she oversees the delivery of high-quality, comprehensive sex education to 9,000 parents, youth, and professionals across Massachusetts annually, as well as the Internal Training program for the affiliate. During her time at PPLM, the department authored a middle and high school curriculum, Get Real: Sex Education That Works, which is now on the US Health and Human Services list of evidence-based sex education programs and in use in over 25 states. Get Real is the first evidence-based program to incorporate a social-emotional-learning approach to sex education.
Jen’s work with adolescents includes; sexual health education, support for pregnant and parenting teens, substance use and violence prevention in schools, support for LGBTQ youth, peer education, and management of multiple afterschool programs, including support groups for young girls. Jen is an experienced professional trainer on topics of sexual health and management. Jen received her Masters of Social Work degree from Boston University in 2005.