Jen brings 25 years of experience in urban planning and public engagement, with a PhD and Masters in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University, a Master in Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Bryn Mawr College. Jennifer was President & CEO of Hurley Franks & Associates, a planning and urban design firm, for over 20 years. She has been active in the new urban movement for over twenty years, working on numerous charrettes for regional planning, downtown revitalization, traditional neighborhood development, and form-based zoning. Jennifer teaches in the Growth and Structure of Cities Department at Bryn Mawr College, is a past fellow of the Knight Program in Community Building at the University of Miami School of Architecture and is a National Charrette Institute Certified Charrette Planner™. She serves on the Board of the Congress for the New Urbanism and the Form Based Codes Institute Steering Committee. When she is not working, Jennifer can usually be found watercoloring or dreaming about her next travel adventure.
