Assistant Director of Learning Design. McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy & Research at NYU School of Social Work

2/2020 - present 

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Major accomplishments include:

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• Developed and implemented an institution-wide course creation system that prioritizes adult learning principles; 

• End-to-end course creation of over a dozen learner-centered courses on topics ranging from cultural humility to motivational interviewing to data visualization.   

• Oversaw an LMS transition for over 10,000 learners to a more user-friendly LMS.  

• Built and supervise a team of instructional designers, help desk experts and graphic design/video editing consultants.  

• Led the strategic use of AI to speed production and cut costs while holding space for human-led design thinking, analysis, and writing. 

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Instructional Design Consultant. 

​11/2017 - 2/2020

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​Developed e-learning, instructor-led curricula, and multi-media resources for a range of educational and nonprofit organizations.

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Representative clients included organizations that:

• taught pedagogy to college and university faculty;  

• provided re-entry services and training to court-involved youth;

• taught institutional kitchens how to source and use healthier, fresher food options 

• fostered mentoring relationships to advance college persistence and success;

• taught storytelling skills to job-seekers;

• designed engaging compliance training; 

• trained job coaches to support low-income job-seekers. 

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Curriculum and Professional Developer. CUNY Start.  

​9/2012 - 3/2018

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Trained, coached, and supervised CUNY Start faculty in research-based pedagogy. Wrote integrated-literacy curricula for high school and college students affiliated with CUNY. Collaborated with a ten-person team of professional developers and higher education administrators.  

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Lead Instructor. CUNY Start at Laguardia Community College. 

​1/2008-12/2012 

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Taught, wrote curriculum, and trained CUNY faculty as a founding instructor in CUNY Start, a nationally recognized alternative to remediation at the City University of New York.