Jen discovered ceramics the quarter before she graduated from Ohio University with an English degree in 1996, and has been making pots ever since. In 2004, she became assistant editor, and later associate editor, of Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated. In 2008, she became editor of Ceramic Arts Network, and more recently, senior editor, Ceramic Arts Network Online, Books, and Videos. Jen is a recent alum of the Cohorts.Art mentorship program.