Jen Straub
Pronouns: she/her/hers or they/them/theirs
An impassioned educator and activist, Jen Straub earned a Bachelors in English Education and a Master’s in counseling. Her previous work experience includes teaching middle and high school in Milwaukee Public Schools, working as an advocate and volunteer coordinator in a domestic violence shelter, and working as an adoption counselor at the Wisconsin Humane Society. Her strong conviction that everyone in our community should feel safe led her to take on a myriad of volunteer efforts, including working on a crisis line for survivors of sexual abuse, advocating for common-sense gun legislation, participating in her children’s PTA, and registering people to vote.
As the Housing Case Manager at Township, Jen shares work with our participants experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity to match them with sustainable housing opportunities in our community. She enjoys cooperating with the other amazing organizations in our community that work to empower some of our most powerful citizens. She is deeply appreciated for her willingness to unofficially supply our office with donuts and loved for the caring presence she imbues into everything she does.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Chi Sigma Iota: Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society
- National Certified Counselor (inactive)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Township Assistance Administration
- Trauma and Resiliency, Trauma 101 Training
- Domestic Violence, 40 hr training
- Sexual Assault Advocacy, 40 hr training
- M.S. Counseling
- B.S. English Education
- Project CALL (Coaching & Assessment for Leadership and Learning),
- Trauma-informed care training: General, for the Homeless, for Women