Jen is a principal and the creative director of shines & jecker labs, a web design, development, and online marketing agency. After graduating with honors with a B.A. in Media Studies from the University of Southern Maine, she was the web designer for Research Initiatives at USM. Jen went on to serve as the lead web designer at Gulf of Maine Area Program Census of Marine Life before founding her own company. A Maine native, she lives in Topsham with her son, Rory. Jen spends her free time reading, running, drinking espresso, and planning travel trips she rarely has enough time to take.