About
Jen Maidenberg is a writer, editor, blogger, and creative marketing consultant. She also is a builder of online communities, including Mindful Living NJ and The Wellness Bitch. A New Jersey native, Jen moved in 2011 to a kibbutz in Northern Israel with her husband and three children. She currently works as Chief Marketing Officer of The Trendlines Group.
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Her personal blog about her experience as a new immigrant to Israel: http://imadealiyah.wordpress.com , and here:
PROFESSIONAL BIO
Jen Maidenberg has a diverse professional background that includes book and magazine publishing, newspapers, children’s toys, and PR. Jen’s previous employers include Scholastic Books (where she wrote three activity books for children), Parade Magazine, the Lisa Frank company, and The Arizona Jewish Post, as well as dozens of publications and organizations for which she has produced freelance work. Previously, Jen Maidenberg was a Mind/Body/Spirit columnist for New Jersey Life Health & Beauty magazine and parenting columnist on Patch.com. 
She also co-founded 2 Jewish Cowgirls, a retail line of t-shirts and gifts, including the “100% Kosher Beef” tee, as featured on the hit TV-show “Scrubs.”
Jen also is a regular blogger for The Jerusalem Post and The Arizona Jewish Post.
A cum laude graduate of The George Washington University Honors Program, Jen Maidenberg’s resume includes internships and positions at The White House Communications Office, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, The Embassy of Israel Public Affairs Department, and the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.
Jen Maidenberg has been featured or quoted in New Jersey Life magazine, The Parent Paper, CNN.com, The Associated Press, The Chicago Tribune, Motherhood magazine, Fox News, NJ Monthly, Holistic Health magazine, The New York Times “The Local,” Women’s Wear Daily, KVOA Tucson, The Arizona Jewish Post, The Forward, West Orange Patch, Maplewood Patch, SheKnows.com, MyTidewaterMoms.com, msnbc.com, and the New Jersey Jewish News.
In 2011, Jen moved from West Orange, New Jersey to Kibbutz Hannaton in Northern Israel with her husband Avi, and their three children. In her little spare time, Jen is writing a book that might be memoir or might be fiction — she’ll never tell.
Jen may be reached directly at jenmaidenberg AT gmail.com
