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Jen LeFebre, Community Health Worker<\/h3>\n

\"JenJen LeFebre was hired as a community health worker in southern Vermont for UVM Extension’s Bridges to Health\/Migrant Health program. She is based in the Rutland office.<\/p>\n

LeFebre earned a Master of Arts in Education from Grand Valley State University in Michigan. She was an elementary and middle school Spanish teacher in Vermont for eleven years before switching gears.<\/p>\n

LeFebre is passionate about equity in health access and wellness. She lives in Wallingford and loves hiking with the dog, attending live concerts, traveling, creating fiber art, and playing board games with her family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jen LeFebre, Community Health Worker Jen LeFebre was hired as a community health worker in southern Vermont for UVM Extension’s Bridges to Health\/Migrant Health program. She is based in the Rutland office. LeFebre earned a Master of Arts in Education from Grand Valley State University in Michigan. She was an elementary and middle school Spanish … <\/p>\n

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