Jen Parker joined the Franciscan University coaching staff in the fall of 2010 as Assistant Softball Coach to Terry Leighty.

Parker played collegiate softball at Chestnut Hill College where she started as third baseman and served as backup for the shortstop and catcher. She graduated from Chestnut Hill with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics before heading to Franciscan University to earn a master’s degree in education.

Currently working as Manager of Development Data Services for the Department of Advancement at Franciscan, Parker is also working on her MBA.  She resides in Bloomingdale, Ohio, with her husband, Todd, their son Curt, and a menagerie of pets.