Experience

Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer: C-BEN Solutions

  • Sep 2023 - 4 months

• Member Board Of Directors

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2023

  Greater Nashville Area, TN



Learning Ecosystem Design, LLC

• Founder & Principal

  • Mar 2017 - 6 years 10 months

  We deliver solutions that enable equitable and innovative learning experiences aligned to skills and competencies. We have a proven track record designing high-quality, comprehensive learning solutions across K-12, higher education, workforce, state systems, and corporate development.



Guild

• United States
• Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President, Learning Innovation

  • Oct 2021 - May 2023

• Senior Principal, Learning Marketplace Solutions

  • May 2020 - Oct 2021



American Institutes for Research

• United States
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Competency Based Education & Learning Research Advisory Board Member

  • Jan 2018 - May 2022



Entangled Group (now Guild Education)

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Advisor

  • Apr 2019 - May 2020

  San Francisco Strategic advisor focused on next gen learning models and higher education innovation (Acquired by Guild May 2020).



Pathstream

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Advisor//Vice President Partner Strategy and Innovation

  • Oct 2018 - May 2020

  San Francisco, CA Lead institutional and student success in collaboration with higher education, technology, and workforce partners. Increased institutional partnerships by 250% from start-up stage to scale. Developed teams, systems, and processes to support higher education success and growth.



Laureate Education, Inc.

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director of Learning Innovation & Dean for Competency-Based Education

  • Apr 2015 - Oct 2018

  Walden University Responsibilities included strategic leadership for CBE and Walden University's Center for Competency-Based Education. Content and pedagogy development lead for Walden's Competency-Based Tempo Learning. Worked closely with academic partners, technology partners, and Laureate to lead the design, development, and data-driven improvements of strategic learning initiatives for Walden University's Center for Learning Innovation.

• Director of Product Development; Emerging Strategies and Products

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2016

  Manage the design and development of new product initiatives for the Emerging Strategies and Products group. Works closely with academic and business personnel, as well as technology and development partners to bring forth emerging products that have been prioritized and recommended for exploration by the ESP team. Responsible for carrying out corporate and departmental vision, mission, and goals.

• Director of Program Design

  • Apr 2014 - Jan 2015

• Course Development Manager

  • Jul 2012 - Apr 2014

  Los Angeles Manage Course Developers in the fields of Education and Internet Technology and Computer Science. Develop and report strategies and best practices for effective course development focusing on writing, delivery, and scheduling. Identify learning and development needs of course developers. Develop trainings for course developers. Facilitate and lead teams to efficient, quality course development.

• Course Developer

  • Apr 2011 - Jul 2012

  Los Angeles Develop online courses for Laureate Education, Inc. and its partner universities in the Education vertical. Research and identify Subject Matter Experts, collaborate on media development, and communicate with institution faculty members to ensure course quality.



K12 Corp

• Teacher and Instructional Supervisor

  • Jan 2010 - Apr 2011

  K12 Corp: Taught online English for three months. Promoted to Instructional Supervisor. Responsibilities included supervising 124 remote-employed English teachers.



Ovast

• Writer/Editor

  • Jul 2009 - Jul 2010

  Staff writer and editor



Maplewood Career Center

• School Administrator

  • Jul 2006 - Jun 2009

  Supervisor of Instruction and Student Discipline: Maplewood Career Center