ABOUT

I am a Boston-based educator, designer, and consultant working at the intersection of media, education, and cultural inclusion. My background in instructional technology, community leadership, and film production has positioned me to work creatively and collaboratively on projects with a diverse range of clients. I am a lifelong learner and adaptive leader who actively seeks opportunities to collaborate with others to design more equitable and accessible communities. 

At present, I serve as the Director of Digital Learning for the Boston Public Schools, the largest district in the state of Massachusetts, where I lead our district-level digital learning team. In this role, I lead technology integration initiatives, develop educator capacity to teach with technology, and advise on district strategy around digital learning and inclusive and equitable uses of technology. As an educator, I have taught media arts and digital literacy skills across K-12, higher education, and workplace settings in California, Michigan, and Massachusetts and am licensed to teach in Massachusetts.

I am an ISTE Certified Educator, Google for Education Certified Educator and Trainer, Adobe Creative Educator, and a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) with over a decade of consulting and training experience in digital learning and accessibility. An experienced facilitator and presenter, I work with edtech, media, and cultural organizations on ways to develop accessible digital content and advise on disability inclusion strategies for stage, film, television, podcasts, and interactive media. I have given over 60 presentations at local and national conferences including ISTE, ATIA, South by Southwest, Building Learning Communities, MassCUE, and more. I served as the President of ISTE's Inclusive Learning Network (2020-21) and was named an ISTE Emerging Leader (2018) and Outstanding Inclusive Educator (2020). 

I am also an award-winning film producer and advocate whose films have been recognized for their inclusion of disabled people in front of and behind the camera. My short films have screened on local television, in film festivals, and at schools and community organizations across the United States, Canada, and Europe.