About Me

Hello!

As a former professional dancer for the NBA, I have experienced failure and success in order to do something I truly love. From my love of dancing, to changing lives through teaching, to now fulfilling my next journey of instructional design, I continue to evolve.

That evolution can be seen through my inspiration, creativity and motivation.  I am energized by working with stakeholders to really listen and collaborate on ways to achieve their business goals.  Building professional partnerships with subject matter experts (SMEs) and learning their content is cognitively inspiring. Transforming that content into clever and meaningful courses with a touch of pizazz brings out my creative spirit. Using the ADDIE or SAM model is motivating as I work through the process. Knowing that my work contributes to the success of others brings me great joy. 

In my personal time, I am rejuvenated by spending time with family and friends.  Traveling to explore new places meets my need for adventure.  Hiking, paddle boarding, bicycling, or just going for a walk leave me feeling connected with nature.  I also love wine-tasting, watching movies and writing my blog.  

Enjoying life whether in work or play is key!

"Things worth doing are worth doing well."

Instructional Design Credentials

Each credential is part of a 9-month program called "Applied Instructional Design Academy".  Click on the down arrow on each badge for a detailed description.

Earned after completing the ID Fundamentals, Rise, Storyline, eLearning Development, and Instructional Design Process badges.  Earners complete 400+ lessons, receive extensive coaching, and complete a rigorous set of learning activities with practice, feedback, multiple revision and the completion of simulated client projects.  Earners create a portfolio that must pass certain criteria.

Earners learn and practice the principles that make a Storyline module go from "good" to "great," increasing engagement among learners. They complete a rigorous set of activities that include developing an eLearning module and receiving extensive feedback with multiple revisions. Modules must pass certain criteria.
Earners learn and practice the principles that make a module go from "good" to "great," increasing engagement among learners. They develop a Rise course that receives extensive feedback and multiple revisions. Earners have to pass certain criteria to receive badge. 
Earners receive extensive training on the tool and practice principles that make a Vyond video go from "good" to "great," increasing engagement among learners.  They create a Vyond video that receives extensive feedback, and goes through multiple revisions.  Projects pass certain criteria to receive the badge.
Earned after completing training, receiving extensive coaching, and completing a project.  Earners receive extensive training on the tool and practice the principles that make a Camtasia video go from "good" to "great," increasing engagement among learners.  They create a Camtasia module that receives extensive feedback and goes through multiple revisions.  Projects must pass certain criteria.
Earned after completing training on the Instructional Design process from kick off meeting to hand off at the end, including all deliverables and interactions with SMEs. Earners complete a rigorous set of activities that include designing a design document and storyboard that receives extensive feedback and goes through multiple revisions. Projects must pass certain criteria to receive badge. 
Earned after completing training, receiving extensive coaching, and completing a project.  Earners design a VILT course to include a PowerPoint presentation and Facilitator Guide, receive extensive feedback, and go through multiple revisions.  Project must pass certain criteria to receive this badge.
Earned after completing over 100+ lessons and receiving extensive coaching from ID professional coaches. Earners complete a rigorous set of activities that take modules from "good" to "great" and increase engagement among learners, include developing a scenario-driven eLearning module with extensive feedback, evaluating existing modules, completing simulated client projects, and multiple revisions. 
Earned after completing 50+ lessons in adult learning theory and application, business goal/problem and target audience definition, action mapping, writing performance-based learning objectives and assessments, and effectively chunking, sequencing, and organizing content to match. Earners submit a content map, receive extensive feedback from ID professionals, and meet certain criteria to receive this badge.