I am an Instructional Designer, Professional Educator, Yoga and Fitness Instructor, and retired Air Force Reserves Veteran .  I have always worn many hats and thrive on juggling several jobs, hobbies and projects at once!  I currently work for the Alabama Community College System's Innovation Center as the Senior Curriculum Coordinator. I previously served as the Instructional Designer for a community college in Northwest Alabama and prior to that was a Spanish Teacher and Adjunct Instructor. I have been designing and instructing courses since 2005 and have created and instructed both in-person and online courses in Higher Ed and K-12 for students ages 5 to 65. I retired from the Air Force Reserves with 20 years of service and taught fitness and yoga classes for over 22 years. My experiences in the military, K-12 and higher education and the fitness industry have afforded me over 25 years of experience designing, developing and delivering instruction and training to learners of all ages.

I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a Master of Education Degree in Foreign Language Teaching. I am currently a doctoral candidate pursuing a Doctor of Education in Learning Design and Performance Technology at Florida State University.

I have done extensive study abroad in Costa Rica, including a summer term studying at the University of Costa Rica where I also conducted research for a comparative ethnographic study of K-12 education in Costa Rica and the US through Auburn University.  With a team of other Florida State University graduated students, I evaluated the perceptions of remote work in the post-Covid era. This research was presented in a poster session at the AECT conference in October 2023.  As part of my dissertation research I am currently investigating the perceptions and usage of machine translation tools by foreign language instructors in higher education language learning.

My hobbies include traveling, visiting museums and historical and cultural sites, hiking, walking on the beach, running, yoga, beach volleyball and dancing.  I also enjoy reading, painting, and of course, learning!