Jen Ramos Eisen (they/siya) was raised between the Central Valley and Las Vegas by Filipino immigrant parents, but is also considered a New Jerseyan by friends despite never having lived there. They studied English, journalism, and economics at Mills College and were an editor at Mills’ student newspaper, The Campanil, one of their proudest accomplishments in their academic career. They went on to earn a masters in journalism from University of Southern California.
They first joined yli as Program Coordinator for We’Ced – Merced’s youth journalism program – having come from working in journalism and sports at the Center for Investigative Reporting, SFist, and the San Jose Sharks. Now, Jen works as the Grants Coordinator and hopes that youth will be able to continue using media as a means for narrative and policy change through the state.
In their free time, you can find Jen listening to copious amounts of punk/emo music, telling dad jokes, and arguing with friends about the existence of Central Jersey (it’s real; pork roll always).