About me
Jen Howell grew up in Newport Beach, California before attending Northwestern University in Illinois. Her path has been circuitous: Due to an ill-timed writers' strike as she was moving to LA, Jen spent time working at the British Consulate and as a youth pastor at a local church, ultimately returning to school for graduate work in screenwriting at Loyola Marymount University, before launching in the industry. Jen got her start as the Sequester Manager on HELL’S KITCHEN, living in a beach house with the losing contestants, before becoming a story producer there. She then transitioned into scripted, where she worked as support staff on shows like ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPARENT, and a handful of multicam sitcoms. Work kept her busy, so to keep herself writing and pursuing a personal life, Jen started her blog, 100 Dates – a chronicle of her adventures on (you guessed it!) one hundred dates. The blog led to her first development experience, with Bowen & Sons, Julie Bowen’s production company. Jen has written episodes of BABY DADDY (Freeform), THE GREAT INDOORS (CBS), and LOPEZ VS LOPEZ (NBC). She is currently on TULSA KING for Paramount+. In 2020, Jen started a Hollywood giving initiative, which partners with justice organizations all over the world and a network of mindset coaches who work for the mental and emotional health of our industry.