Intuitive learning.
Innovative design.
Powerful change.

What you need to know about me

I understand what motivates learners to change behavior.

I’ve been designing powerful learning experiences since 2005, utilizing brain science and UX/UI principles to motivate learners to change behavior. Using action mapping, I solve your business’s problems with both training and non-training solutions. My work experience includes countless in-person and online trainings, retreat facilitations, and workshops I designed for groups as large as 70 people. Working with SMEs, I design learning experiences that change behavior and improve team performance while staying on budget. While I know and respect the ADDIE process, I much prefer the successive approximation model (or SAM) given its focus on rapid prototyping and collaborative problem-solving so your business can stay agile.

I have project management and television production experience.

In my time working for a PBS station and for Spark Central, I’ve managed dozens of simultaneous projects, media productions, and events. These included train-the-trainer programs and a digital game-based learning program. Writing scripts and overseeing productions for digital and on-air use is something I enjoy as a seasoned writer. In all cases, I meet project deadlines and end with excess budget.

I have startup leadership experience…meaning I do it all.

I’m proud to have spent eight years as the founding executive director of Spark Central, a 501(c)3 startup with corporate seed funding that grew rapidly under my leadership. In 2016, I oversaw our merger with another nonprofit including a full-scale rebranding campaign, the training of all-new staff, and the creation of our employee and operations manuals and dozens of board and legal policies. Each year, I ended with extra revenue and was able to grow our team. My work earned recognition in The Spokesman-Review, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, The Seattle Stranger, Gonzaga Magazine, and more. In 2016, I was awarded the Spokane Arts Award for Collaboration for innovative partnership projects.

I have twenty years of freelance graphic and publication design.

Intuitive, beautiful design is essential to the user experience. I’ve been doing graphic and publication design — from curriculum to websites to books — for over twenty years. Applying visual design principles to eLearning comes naturally and I won’t rest until the product is as beautiful as it is intuitive. As a hobby, I have used a variety of mediums — even screen printing — to create innovative books that sold out the night of each book release.

I studied organizational leadership.

I went through Gonzaga University’s Leadership Formation Program to earn my degree in Educational Administration. We used simulation-based learning experiences to develop strategy, apply systems thinking, create organizational momentum, design policies, and more. I have organized and led strategic retreats for Spark Central’s Board of Directors and staff, and also for the KSPS PBS staff.

I know how to engage a group…and keep them engaged.

Learning cannot happen without the engagement of attention. One of my top skills is the ability to capture the attention of a room and set the stage for a learning experience. I have been invited to be the keynote speaker, performer, or presenter at many events on subjects ranging from creativity to education. In 2021, I gave my first TEDx Spokane talk about creativity and divergent thinking. Whatever your audience, I will meet them where they are.

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