Jen Burkholder serves the CCO as Director of Strategic Partnerships. She works to create and nurture partnerships through which college students are united to Christ and discipled in the Christian faith. “Working with the CCO allows me to use my gifts to share the Gospel and develop the next generation of Christian leaders for the church and the world!” Jen says.

Jen is a graduate of Cairn University and Talbot School of Theology. She first joined the CCO in 2010 to reach out to students at La Roche University. She then served for several years in Area Leadership in Western Pennsylvania before assuming her current position.

Jen serves alongside her husband, Ben, who is a local pastor and CCO Associate serving students at La Roche University. They live in Pittsburgh with their two daughters, Moriah and Amelia.