After graduating Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law, Jen worked at the Centre County Public Defender’s Office, providing vertical representation to juvenile offenders.; there she worked one-on-one with at-risk youth in order to help the minors successfully complete probation and not cross-over into adult court. Jen also worked for the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office advocating on behalf of children in the foster care system. From 2006 to 2018, Jen worked as a deputy district attorney, five of those years working in the Hardcore Gang unit where she prosecuted murder gang-related murder cases. In 2018, Jen joined Apple, Inc. as security counsel. She investigates a wide variety of cases including doing legal work on behalf of asylum seekers and youthful offenders through Apple’s pro bono legal program.