I’m a learning designer, writer, and educator with more than 25 years of experience turning ideas and expertise into engaging, purposeful learning experiences.
My professional roots are in education and theatre, two fields that taught me early that reaching an audience takes more than delivering information. It takes structure, pacing, storytelling, visual thinking, and an understanding of what helps people connect with an idea.
I earned my bachelor’s degree from Columbus State University and a master’s degree in Theatre Education from Prescott College. Over the course of my career, I’ve taught English and literature, journalism, theatre, technical theatre, video production, public speaking, and debate. I’ve also written curriculum, developed career and technical education programs, and worked professionally in theatre.
That experience still shapes how I design today—but the classroom is no longer where most of my work happens.
Today, I create custom courses and training for businesses, subject-matter experts, and organizations with something important to teach.
I often begin with a client’s existing content, outlines, resources, and expertise, then shape those materials into a cohesive learning experience built around the audience and the goal. Depending on the project, that may include course mapping, content development, assessments, activities, custom visuals, multimedia, narration, facilitator materials, and final interactive development.
I don’t approach course design as simply organizing information onto slides. I look at the complete experience: What does the learner need to understand, remember, and do—and what will help them get there?
My background in theatre, writing, and education gives me a multidisciplinary approach to learning design. Storytelling helps me create structure and momentum. Theatre taught me to think about audience, timing, and engagement. Years in the classroom taught me to recognize when information needs explanation, practice, reinforcement, or a different approach altogether.
Writing ties all of it together: taking complex ideas and shaping them into language and experiences that feel natural, purposeful, and usable.
I currently live and work in Europe and collaborate remotely with clients and organizations across locations and industries. I’m continually learning, researching, and refining the way I work because good learning design is never really about the software or the latest trend.
It’s about creating an experience that helps people understand something, apply it, and move forward.