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Jennifer Kouba, M.A.

Jen Kouba is a Double Demon with both their undergraduate and graduate degrees from DePaul’s College of Communication with additional coursework to become a certified Peace Circle Facilitator. Jen has held leadership roles at DePaul University, Lincoln Park Community Services, Connections for the Homeless, and Care for Real.

In addition to teaching at DePaul, Jen serves as a job coach and job developer at Wilbur Wright College and is the Assistant Director of Asset-Based Community Development Partnerships at the ABCD Institute housed at DePaul.​​​

Jen volunteers with EZRA Multi Social Services and Best Buddies Illinois. You can find Jen's work in Speak Up Magazine, Advancing Philanthropy, Better Magazine, Harness Magazine, and see and hear from Jen on WBEZ and episodes of CANTV’s Change Agents, Fox 32 Chicago, and Comcast Newsmakers. Their favorite part about being an instructor is learning from students.​