Meet Jen Shiller
Director of Culture & Strategy
Social Worker | Trainer | Mentor | Funding Specialist
Education And Experience
Jen's Experience:
Safe Families for Children – Family Coach Supervisor, Area Director, State Director of Family Support, State Director of Mission Advancement
Professional – Wauwatosa School District – School Social Worker
New Berlin School District – Mediation Contractor
Holy Grounds Cafe – Assistant Manager
Certus Legal Group – Administrator
Friendship House Governing Board (current volunteer)
Young Life Committee
Safe Families for Children (Host Family, Family Friend, Family Coach)
Jen's Education:
M.A in Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1994)
B.A. in Sociology, University of Michigan (1992)
Inspiration
What inspired Jen to work with nonprofits?
“To be honest, I stumbled into working for nonprofits because of my love for social work and advocacy. After working for a nonprofit in many different roles, I came to appreciate how challenging it can be to fund the mission, support staff and serve vulnerable populations when trying to do all three simultaneously as a nonprofit leader. I want to help transform nonprofits that are doing amazing work from good to great so they can continue to fight for people they are serving in our communities.”
Fun Facts about Jen
- I moved 13 times before I finished college.
- I was born in Hawaii.
- I refuse to call a water fountain a bubbler, even though I have lived in Wisconsin for 30+years.
- I don’t understand why people run for exercise when they could walk and still get to the same destination.
- I believe that everyone should have a life statement. Mine is: “I want to encourage wholeness in people.”
What led to Jen Starting Loving Venti?
“It was an honor to have Loving Venti do consulting work for the nonprofit I used to work for and I was able to see firsthand how their support helped us grow to become a statewide organization. The CEO, Catherine Pederson, is an inspiring leader who loves to develop her skillset and grow nonprofit leaders, including her LV staff team.“
Favorite skill that you use in your work with Loving Venti:
COACHING! I love helping leaders achieve what they didn’t think was possible in lots of different categories including organizational development and fundraising.