My career started in the classroom.

For nearly a decade, I taught in higher education, designing courses, developing curriculum, and spending a lot of time figuring out what actually helps people learn. That taught me something I still carry into every project: good education starts with people, not content.

Then COVID changed the way we taught almost overnight. As my own teaching went virtual and increasingly technology-based, I found myself exploring new tools to make online learning work. I also began helping fellow professors navigate and adopt EdTech solutions—an experience that showed me how much I enjoyed the intersection of education, technology, and problem-solving.

That experience eventually led me to instructional design.

I began applying what I had learned as an educator to digital learning: breaking down complex ideas, designing around real-world needs, and turning educational goals into experiences that have a meaningful impact beyond the classroom. The transition felt less like changing careers and more like expanding the work I'd already been doing.

My academic background has reinforced that perspective. Studying English literature taught me to think about communication and narrative; studying cultural studies taught me to look closely at people and the contexts that shape how they think, communicate, and learn.

Today, I bring all of those experiences together: The human side of classroom education, and the technology side of digital learning—and I think the best solutions come from understanding both.