Jen Taggart serves as the Advancement Specialist. She has been a member of Team YC since 2021 formerly as the Development Assistant, then Development Coordinator. Her responsibilities include writing grant proposals, letters, and blog posts. In addition, Jen assists with fundraising events and other campaigns. She brings a variety of experience in development and communications in the nonprofit sector, including a one-year internship in the development department at Make-A-Wish of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. In addition, she has applied for hundreds of thousands of dollars as a freelance grant writer. In Jen’s free time, she co-founded a group for adults with physical disabilities at her church. She is also a national speaker and writer on disability awareness.
Jen has been a participant at Youth Challenge since 2004 and is still actively involved in alumni programs. She is honored to give back to the organization that has made a major impact on her own life as a young woman living with cerebral palsy.
Education
Jen graduated from Cedarville University in 2017 with a degree in journalism.
