I came to learning experience design through 15 years of teaching, coaching, and technology integration. Long before I had the vocabulary for it, I was doing needs assessment, performance analysis, and just-in-time support.

I started as a K-2 classroom teacher across Montessori, charter, and public school settings in Minnesota, California, and North Carolina. My last two years in the classroom led to an instructional coaching role at Saint Paul Public Schools, where I worked with teachers using Cognitive Coaching frameworks and supported a district-wide iPad rollout and technology integration.

Coaching taught me that the most important skill in design is the same one I used when working with teachers: active listening. Asking the right question at the right moment, letting the client contemplate the answer, and following the pivot. That's where the real work happens, whether you're coaching a teacher or designing a training for a nonprofit client.

I hold an MS in Educational Technology from Boise State University, graduate certificates in Online Learning, School Technology Integration, and Workplace Instructional Design, and I'm currently completing a K-12 Reading License at Hamline University and an MS in Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning at Boise State.

I'm returning to full-time work in education and learning design, bringing both worlds with me.