A professional portrait of a woman with light skin and shoulder-length, wavy brown hair. She has blue eyes and is smiling warmly. She wears a dark green top underneath a black blazer. Her arms are crossed in front of her, and a gold smartwatch with a light pink band is visible on her left wrist. Behind her is a dark wood bookshelf filled with rows of hardback law books with blue, red, and black spines and gold lettering.

Olmstead Implementation Office

Interim Director

Jenn Purrington is the new interim director of the Olmstead Implementation Office. She is an attorney who has been working in the disability rights field for over 13 years. Most recently, Jenn has been the Deputy Director of the Minnesota Disability Law Center at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid. Prior to her work at MDLC, she was an attorney at the Minnesota Elder Justice Center and Disability Law Colorado. Jenn is a graduate of Winona State University and Denver Sturm College of Law. She is also a former Americorps member with a background in education, gerontology, and healthcare.

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