
ABOUT JEN
Diversity practitioner Author Podcast host
School Counselor Consultant Speaker
Background
Jen Cort, a highly regarded consultant, collaborates with schools across the United States and internationally. Aiming to help schools achieve sustainable growth that supports their long-term goals, her expertise includes school assessments, capacity building, strategic thinking, professional development, parent education, and advisory program development. Jen's collaborative approach involves partnering with trustees, leadership teams, students, teachers, and parents to build on each school's strengths and address areas of need, making everyone feel included in the process.
Jen is not just a consultant but an influential figure in the field of education. She is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and featured speaker at virtual, national, and international conferences. Her work extends to hosting a respected diversity institute and contributing to prominent publications such as Racing Toward Diversity, Insights, Friends Journal, NAIS Independent Journal, and Association of Middle-Level Education.
Jen is deeply committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in schools. She hosts the internationally syndicated and highly acclaimed podcast Third Space With Jen Cort, a platform for discussing these critical issues. Her commitment is further demonstrated in her book, HUBS: Help Us Begin Mindsets and Strategies for Challenging Conversations, and is quoted in leading publications, including The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and The New York Times.


Jen Cort's
Professional Background
All schools should collaborate within and among themselves to create child-centered environments. Jen believes that schools are obligated to provide environments where students can be seen and heard and to teach students to be visible and use their voices in ways that work for them. Helping students feel visible and listened to is a mutual obligation. The adults in a school are called upon to create safe places for students to take academic risks, speak their minds, try a new sport, audition for the play and celebrate their authentic selves. To create a mutual conversation, students must commit to learning communication methods.
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Jen has presented at national conferences, hosts a diversity institute is a frequent contributor to publications. And her work has been quoted in Racing Toward Diversity, Insights, Friends Journal, NAIS Independent Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, New York Times, and more. Jen is the host of an internationally syndicated podcast, "Third Space With Jen Cort"

Previous Experience
Head of Middle School, Sandy Spring Friends School
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Curriculum Development
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Diversity Program
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Supervised Staff
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Engaged in Community Outreach
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Contributed to reaccreditation process
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Created parallel programs
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Participated in committees:
Advisory, Administrative Council, Governance, Traditions, Health and Wellness, Prevention Steering Committee, Student Support Services, Student Resource Team, E-values, Diversity (all school and divisional), Learning Differences Working Group, Gifted and Talented Working Group, Quakerism, Community and Spiritual Life.
Director of Student Support Services, Sandy Spring Friends School 2004-2010
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Oversaw counselors, nurses and learning specialists PreK-12
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Developed programs
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Wrote curriculum
Cort Counseling Services, 2000-2010
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Curriculum Development Consultant for grades PreK-8
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Clinical Supervisor
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Professional and curriculum development
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Consultant to Friendship Camp
Counselor Sidwell Friends School, 1994-2000
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Clinical support for students
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Oversaw advisory curriculum and programmatic development
Education & Certification
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Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work, The Catholic University of America 1993
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Bachelors Degree of Arts with concentration in Clinical Social Work, The Catholic University of America 1991
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Licensed Certified Clinical Social Worker, Maryland, in good standing since 1993
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Continuing Education
Jen embraces professional development and has sought continuing education in the areas of Leadership, Principals, and Diversity. As a clinical social worker, it is her pleasure to be required to maintain 20 continuing education credits per year.
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