Jennifer Beale

Values/Strengths

• Ideation - I brainstorm with students for solutions, with colleagues in meetings, and with my kids to find interesting activities. I find brainstorming to be a great way to come up with choices that can feel empowering.
• Communication - I enjoy getting an idea across, especially in an analogy in conversation or presentation.
• Arranger - Working part-time and managing three young kids, I love to create some order when a lot is concurrently going on. Calendars are my friend.
• Relator - I value character more than a title and value trust in a work environment. Genuine is an important word for me.
• Responsibility - I value dependability and follow-through. I am ethical and have high standards; I think that fits into Bryn Mawr well and definitely plays into my parenting.

• My job during college was babysitting/Panera/Summer Lifeguard/Counselor.
• Things I enjoy outside of work are nature and travel.
• The causes I am passionate about are public libraries and breastfeeding.
• My first job after college was a Program Assistant at Philadelphia Futures.

Jennifer Beale has over ten years of experience in the career counseling field. She began her career at center city non-profit Philadelphia Futures, helping high school students achieve their goal of attending and completing college, which is where she developed an interest in educational counseling.

After completing her master's degree, she began her career in the field of Career Counseling at both Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges in 2006 and has worked as a Career Counselor at two other institutions (University of the Sciences & Villanova University) and has served as a career counselor and prelaw advisor at Bryn Mawr since 2011.

Jennifer received her B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies at The Pennsylvania State University and her M.S.Ed in Psychological Services/Counseling at the University of Pennsylvania.

Found on campus on Wednesdays and Fridays, she can be reached at 610-526-5174 or jbeale@brynmawr.edu.