Jenny Foss

Founder & CEO

As a girl who was 1,000% convinced she'd grow up and become a California beach lifeguard, Jenny is no stranger to big career dreams.

A journalist, corporate marketing / PR leader and recruiter in her earlier career, Jenny never imagined that these (seemingly illogical to family and friends) career moves would ultimately provide her with the perfect combination of experience she’d need to launch and grow JobJenny.com.

But it’s these mad writing, interviewing, marketing and branding skills – along with her firsthand knowledge of how hiring managers and recruiters think and behave – that enable her to help professionals blast away the fear and confusion that almost always goes along with career change, then take immediate strides forward.

Jenny, a Detroit native, marginally impressive OrangeTheory athlete and Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW), lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, three kids, the best rescue dog in the history of rescue dogs (no, seriously), and a kitten someone had dumped in a field. She’s pretty great, too.

And, while Jenny absolutely loves the majesty of the Pacific NW, she’s still convinced that her career will ultimately take her to the beaches of California.

Karen Friesen

Sr. Copywriter / Customer Service Director

Had we not posted an ad on Craigslist for that exact four hours in 2012, and had Karen not randomly visited Craigslist across those exact four hours, Team JobJenny.com would (sadly) have missed out on one of the most outstanding resume writers, customer service wizards and genuinely caring human beings in the land.

But it was serendipity and since that perfectly timed moment, Karen – a long-time marathon runner (yes, including Boston – we’re talking big-time) and Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) – has been dishing up shockingly good resumes, cover letters and blog posts like some sort of other-worldly writing machine. She also kicks the pants off all things customer service. You’ll like that about her.

Karen, a graduate from University of Portland’s School of Journalism, is a long-time Oregonian. She and her husband have three sons and a rotating batch of chickens in the backyard.

Marcie Connolly

ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Marcie had plans to become a medical illustrator when she grew up. She studied pre-med and fine art, and even spent time in England studying literature at Oxford. Throughout her schooling, however, she couldn’t help but notice how much she loved numbers. Specifically, she loved using numbers to solve problems and helping people leverage data to capitalize on opportunity. So, she shifted her focus and has been crunching them professionally ever since.

We were lucky enough to find Marcie in 2011, and she’s been our numbers officer-in-chief ever since (thank goodness!)

A Utah native turned Portlander, Marcie earned her degree in economics at Pepperdine. She continues to cultivate her love of the arts by playing piano, attending a gazillion concerts and visiting local art exhibitions. Marcie has one daughter and plays a mean round of golf.

Alisa Hill

Director of Business Strategy & Operations

Alisa is the ultimate dot-connector. Strategic, process-minded and insanely organized, she's always on the lookout for opportunities to bring people together, make things run more smoothly, and help people be their absolute best.

Given this, you can imagine how thrilled we were when Alisa stepped in as our first-ever Director of Business Strategy & Operations. In no time at all, she's enabled JobJenny.com to become an even more well-oiled-machine and has plenty up her sleeve that will help us grow, thrive and support more people than ever before.

A lifelong Detroiter, Alisa earned her degree in merchandising management from Michigan State University (Go, Spartans!) She comes to us after a lengthy run at Scholastic Book Fairs with prior experience in retail management and staffing & recruiting.

When not keeping us all in shape, Alisa enjoys reading, cooking, traveling, and making memories at the family cottage in Traverse City, Michigan. She and her husband have two sons, a daughter, daughter-in-law, and two grand-cats, Jasper and Pecan.