Prior to joining NCLC, she was the first director of the Office of Patient Protection at the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. Previously, Jen advocated for health care needs of low-income individuals as project director of the Mental Health Parity Initiative at Health Law Advocates in Boston. She previously worked in legal aid organizations at the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and Merrimack Valley Legal Services. She also served as an Assistant Attorney General with the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General; worked as senior staff attorney with the National Employment Lawyers Association; and began her legal career as a law clerk for the Massachusetts Superior Court. Jen holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. from Boston College.