About the Instructor

As an extensively trained and certified professional instructor, I serve as a mentor who guides your children through their work while also providing direction, support and encouragement. I create an at-home study plan in addition to monitoring classroom assignments, and I emphasize the importance of accurately completing each assignment within a designated time frame. This has helped many of my students increase self-confidence, thus becoming more self-reliant. Like all Kumon Instructors, I have a true passion for education and an earnest desire to help children succeed.

Jennifer has worked at Kumon for 10 years before taking over the Kumon Center of Sioux Falls in July of 2021. Jennifer has a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and a double master's degree in Business Management and Human Resource Management from Colorado Technical University. She has honed her instructing skills by attending and presenting at many autism related conferences and trainings.

Jennifer served as president and vice president for her son's Special Olympic team, held a position on the Sioux Falls school district parent advisory council, started the autism walk in Sioux Falls and helps advocate for kids with autism. Jennifer has a love of learning and loves teaching kids. She also has a unique approach to teaching kids with all kinds of abilities and acquired many skills from teaching her own son with autism. Now that her kids are grown, she is excited to keep her teaching skills sharp by being a Kumon Instructor.

Although Jennifer doesn't have any formal certifications in teaching, she has a child with autism and has honed her skills in teaching over the last 20 years by working with her son and attending many professional conferences and trainings.