Independent Consulting
Learning Experience Designer & Strategist
2018 — Present
Selected engagements:
Transcend
Usable Knowledge Consultant · 2025
Designed Deep Dives for the Leaps toward Extraordinary Learning for All initiative. Built AI knowledge strategy and documented best practices to support the internal team’s use of AI tools.
Teach Plus
ITEL Community of Practice Designer · 2025
Restructured the learning arc for a Community of Practice convening serving 50+ educators, aligning session flow, reflective structures, facilitation decks, and participant tools to the strategic priorities of a multi-year grant cycle spanning six pilots, eight states, and 18 school districts.
LearningMate | Chegg
Instructional Design Consultant · 2024–2025
Developed modules for a 12-week online course on integrating AI into healthcare, including content, chatbot interactions, assessments, and facilitator scripts built with generative AI tools.
NEST Collective
Learning Module Designer · 2021–2022
Designed a multi-week Nonviolent Communication learning module for girls in community-based settings, including facilitation guidance and participant materials.
ExpandED Schools
Curriculum & Experience Designer · 2018
Designed a middle school social-emotional summer book club curriculum with facilitation guides and educator implementation supports.
Transcend
Partner & Sparks Facilitator
2021 — 2024
- Led 60+ learning sessions for 500+ educators across 10 states (NPS +80), launched the first train-the-trainer series and digital course, and built partnerships with 25+ schools and districts including a three-year contract with the El Paso Community Foundation.
- Developed school design curriculum and evergreen resources for NYC DOE, impacting 300+ students across 10 schools and securing a two-year follow-on contract.
- Built internal systems, handbooks, and team learning on self-reflection and inner work, achieving 95% satisfaction and strengthening organizational capacity.
Democracy Prep Public Schools
Lead Teacher, Grade Team Leader & Instructional Coach
2013 — 2018
- Taught K–3 as a Teach For America Corps Member, leading to improved test scores and significantly fewer behavioral incidents compared to district averages.
- Coached and mentored 20 teachers, leading to a 30% improvement in student performance. Led professional development for 50+ participants.
- Designed and led the Family Leadership Council, which became an ongoing school practice.
Fordham University
Master of Science in Clinical Research Methods (Psychology)
Relay Graduate School of Education
Master of Arts in Teaching
Harvard University
Bachelor of Arts in History of Science
Clinical Research Methods (Psychology) · 2020–2022
Master’s Thesis: “Centering Ourselves: Exploring the Use of Emotional-Approach Coping in Response to Gendered Racism Among Black Women”
- Designed and conducted mixed-methods research examining how Black women use emotional-approach coping in response to gendered racism.
- Managed IRB protocols, data collection, and statistical analysis (R, SPSS).
- Advisor: H. Shellae Versey, PhD
Critical Health and Social Ecology Lab
Graduate Research Assistant · PI: H. Shellae Versey, PhD
Research on experiences of women of color in the fight for affordable housing.
Brown Lab
Graduate Research Assistant · PI: Joshua Brown, PhD
Research on the relationship between identity, social justice attitudes, and culturally responsive teaching practices.
Awarded nine competitive research grants, scholarships, and honors in 2020–2021 for thesis research on gendered racism and emotional coping among Black women.
Research & Analysis
R, SPSS, Qualtrics, Tableau
AI Tools
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, AI workflow design
Platforms & LMS
Articulate Rise, Dream See Do, Moodle, Blackboard, Google Classroom, Asana, Airtable
Creative & Production
Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Squarespace, Notion, Google Workspace, iMovie, GarageBand