Meet the Founder
Hi, I’m Jenn, and I started Space for Us because small organizations often carry big responsibilities while working with tools and processes that make the work harder than it needs to be.
At the center of my work is a practical interest in how people and places shape each other. The conditions around us affect what we notice, what we can access, how much stress we carry, how connected we feel, and what choices seem available. That is why I care about maps, data, communication, public spaces, and internal systems. They are all ways of understanding how life is actually organized, and where it can be made easier, clearer, or more humane.
I work with small governments, nonprofits, schools, and teachers because those are the places where systems show up in ordinary life. They shape what people can access, what gets missed, what gets answered, and what falls on someone to figure out alone. The people most affected by a process are not always the people it was designed around. Small improvements in those places can have a real effect.
I believe good work starts by paying attention. It starts with noticing what people are dealing with, building better ways to respond, and helping organizations stay connected to the communities they serve.
Through Space for Us, I design simple, practical tools that help organizations keep track of concerns, work with information more clearly, and communicate more reliably with residents, students, parents, and other stakeholders. That might look like a request system, a reporting workflow, a dashboard, or another process that keeps important information from getting buried.
My approach is grounded in how people actually work. I am not interested in asking a small organization to reshape itself around complicated software or expensive subscription tools. I listen, figure out what is needed, and build systems that fit the structure already there. The goal is to make something clear, usable, and worth continuing to use.
I hold a master’s degree from Miami University and bring more than 15 years of experience working across data, systems, public service, applied research, GIS, urban planning, and communication.
What matters to me is that strong tools and thoughtful analysis should not be reserved for large institutions with big budgets or access to major consulting firms. Small governments, schools, nonprofits, and community-serving organizations deserve well-designed systems too.
Hi, I’m Jenn, and I started Space for Us because small organizations often carry big responsibilities while working with tools and processes that make the work harder than it needs to be.
At the center of my work is a practical interest in how people and places shape each other. The conditions around us affect what we notice, what we can access, how much stress we carry, how connected we feel, and what choices seem available. That is why I care about maps, data, communication, public spaces, and internal systems. They are all ways of understanding how life is actually organized, and where it can be made easier, clearer, or more humane.
Experience leading projects from concept to implementation, including planning, budgeting, coordination, documentation, and follow-through
Background designing maps, dashboards, custom applications, workflows, and data tools that make complex information easier to understand and use
Experience carrying projects from concept to implementation, including planning, budgeting, coordination, documentation, and follow-through
Hi, I’m Jenn, and I started Space for Us because small organizations often carry big responsibilities while working with tools and processes that make the work harder than it needs to be.
At the center of my work is a practical interest in how people and places shape each other. The conditions around us affect what we notice, what we can access, how much stress we carry, how connected we feel, and what choices seem available. That is why I care about maps, data, communication, public spaces, and internal systems. They are all ways of understanding how life is actually organized, and where it can be made easier, clearer, or more humane.
What grounds the work
People
How people communicate, ask for help, share information, and support one another.
Places
The public spaces, neighborhoods, schools, and local conditions people move through every day.
Data & Systems
The maps, records, workflows, and tools that shape what organizations can see and respond to.
Choices
The everyday decisions that affect access, trust, experience, and what feels possible.
How I can help your organization
I design simple, practical tools that help organizations keep track of concerns, work with information more clearly, and communicate more reliably with the people they serve.
Track what matters
Keep concerns, requests, and tasks organized in one place.
See it clearly
Use dashboards, maps, and summaries to make patterns and needs easier to spot.
Communicate better
Share the right information with residents, students, parents, and partners.
Build simpler systems
Create workflows and processes that fit the way your team actually works.
My background
I bring together public-sector experience, data analysis, systems thinking, and practical project delivery.
- 15+ years of experience in public service, local government, applied research, and geospatial systems
- Master’s degree in Geography from Miami University, with a focus on participatory GIS and the social side of technical systems
- Experience carrying projects from concept to implementation, including planning, budgeting, coordination, documentation, and follow-through
- Background designing maps, dashboards, custom applications, workflows, and data tools that make complex information easier to understand and use
- Experience managing cross-department work, stakeholder needs, project details, and the practical realities of implementation
- Skilled at translating technical information into clear guidance for staff, leadership, partners, and community-serving teams
Let’s make the work easier together.
I’d love to learn about your organization and how I can help.
Experience managing cross-department work, stakeholder needs, project details, and the practical realities of implementation
15+ years of experience in public service, local government, applied research, and geospatial systems
How people communicate, ask for help, share information, and support one another.
Use dashboards, maps, and summaries to make patterns and needs easier to spot.
Keep concerns, requests, and tasks organized in one place.
Track what matters
What grounds the work
See it clearly
People
Meet the Founder
Choices
Places
Data & Systems
My background
Communicate better
Build simpler systems
How I can help your organization
Share the right information with residents, students, parents, and partners.
I’d love to learn about your organization and how I can help.
Master’s degree in Geography from Miami University, with a focus on participatory GIS and the social side of technical systems
The public spaces, neighborhoods, schools, and local conditions people move through every day.
I bring together public-sector experience, data analysis, systems thinking, and practical project delivery.
Let’s make the work easier together.
The maps, records, workflows, and tools that shape what organizations can see and respond to.
Create workflows and processes that fit the way your team actually works.
The everyday decisions that affect access, trust, experience, and what feels possible.
Skilled at translating technical information into clear guidance for staff, leadership, partners, and community-serving teams
I design simple, practical tools that help organizations keep track of concerns, work with information more clearly, and communicate more reliably with the people they serve.