Jen joined the team at the end of 2022 as the Executive Director. She lives in Cokato with her husband and two daughters. Jen has worked in the senior living industry for over 20 years. The best part of her job is getting to spend time with the residents and collaborating with the team. When she is not at work, she loves to spend time with her family, gardening, raising goats and chickens. You can contact Jen on-site during the week or reach out via email at jenrutledge@ecumen.org.

Mary oversees the resident assistants and works closely with both her clinical and non-clinical team to ensure resident needs are being met. She worked her way up with Ecumen Litchfield, starting as a CNA, and through hard work, graduated from Ridgewater College of Willmar, MN with her Nursing Degree. Mary then decided to stay with Ecumen, taking a job as a Registered Nurse Case Manager with Ecumen Home Care & Hospice in Litchfield. When the opportunity arose to come back to Ecumen Litchfield — Assisted Living, she decided to take the leap! Mary is passionate about her career and enjoys interacting with residents, their families and her coworkers. She says Ecumen is like a home to her and she became a nurse because she enjoys helping people while maintaining a positive culture.