As Senior National Director of Advocacy for Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), Jen manages the state, municipal, and industry-specific policy portfolio focused on the inclusion and safety of people with food allergies. Recent campaigns include access to epinephrine in schools, public places and airplanes; college and university preparedness for students with food allergies; restaurant accommodations; food labelling; and improving the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis. Jen works with national coalitions of advocates, public officials and industry leaders on best practices in legislation, strategy and implementation.

Previously, Jen was executive director of a family foundation, created a communications and marketing department for Chicago’s largest charitable foundation, and developed new initiatives for the Illinois Attorney General’s office. Jen is a native New Yorker who resides in the Chicago area with her husband and two sons, the elder of whom is allergic to peanuts. She received her M.A. from The University of Chicago and her B.A. from Bryn Mawr College, and has studied and worked in France, Scotland and Israel.