Specialist, Educational Development and Digital Learning

• Nov 2021 - Present

Founder

• Dec 2014 - Present

I own and operate my own independent consultancy focusing on three professional service areas: service design, leadership team coaching, and learning and development. I offer service design and learning and development consulting for corporate and public sector clients. My coaching practice focuses on leadership team coaching, but I also offer one-on-one coaching for early- and mid-career creative professionals.Key Services- Leadership team coaching- Service design- Learning and development- Work-based learning Show less

Culture Analyst

• Jul 2017 - Present

Drawing on my expertise in cultural analysis in the arts and humanities and training in brand and corporate semiotics, I offer organizations brand, product and service semiotics analysis to inform research design, advance change work, and support product and service marketing.

Team Coach

• Nov 2016 - Present

I work with leadership teams in creative organizations to support team development and to improve collaborative work results. My team coaching approach is informed by cutting edge research insights from team coaching thought leaders (e.g. Peter Hawkins, David Clutterbuck) leading learning theorists (e.g. Etienne and Bev Wenger-Traynor) , developmental and dialogical organizational development (e.g. Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey, Gervase Bushe and Robert Marshak) , and research on teaming and collaboration (e.g. Amy Edmondson, Linda Hill) Show less

Certified Leadership Coach

• Jan 2016 - Present

I work with early- and mid-career professionals in creative industries (academics, designers, entrepreneurs, researchers, marketers) to help them integrate work and life, to address workplace challenges and be more productive. I support my clients as they experiment with formal and informal learning so they can develop new professional capabilities and pursue their goals.My approach to coaching in non-directive and based on ongoing dialogue, knowledge sharing, problem reframing and role play . Clients comment I am am an excellent sounding board and thought partner as they work through challenges and opportunities.- Guest Speaker at March 2018 SEEDs Program. Show less

Learning Designer, UBC Arts ISIT

• Oct 2020 - Sep 2021

I worked with university professors from across the UBC Faculty of Arts to design and refine courses for emergency remote instruction during COVID-19. Together with colleagues, I designed and piloted a mixed method evaluation strategy for a Teaching and Learning grant on online collaborative learning and assessment activities, created professional development content and training related to emergency remote teaching and technology-enhanced learning. I developed narrative stories of innovative teaching and performance support resources to enable faculty to adapt teaching designs for their course and context. Show less

Educational Consultant

• Jul 2011 - Sep 2020

I work as the SFU Centre for Educational Excellence as an educational consultant. Academic units I work with include the Beedie School of Business. Instructors, staff and administrators are welcome to contact me to discuss a specific issue or initiative related to curriculum planning, faculty development, or instructional design.I also work with colleagues and stakeholders to facilitate institution-level teaching and learning programming and initiatives.My service includes- Insight research and environmental scanning- Program and curriculum planning and design- Learning experience design- Evaluation planning- Instructional design and coaching Show less

Higher Education Leadership Development and Change Consultant

• Oct 2014 - Apr 2019

I partnered with my colleague Barbara Berry, an experienced process designer and facilitator and committee chair, to consult with the Beedie Teaching and Learning Committee to support this faculty leadership group as it developed and iterated its strategic vision, mission, and action plans to advance a positive, collegial educational culture at the Beedie School of Business. I have provided ongoing consulting and coaching with the committee as it has taken collective action to improve professional development at the business school.Results have included- Collaborative planning and co-facilitation of strategic retreats and action planning processes - Design and development of annual teaching and learning professional development events.- Development of collegial social learning programs in undergraduate and graduate programs- Development of collegial, non-directive teaching exchange program- Development on ongoing welcoming and on boarding professional development programming for faculty - Development of strategic professional development initiatives on inclusion in business education, and online professional development resource site.We have presented this work at SFU and at the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Show less

Work- and Practice-Oriented Learning Consultant

• Sep 2011 - Jun 2017

I consulted with Beedie School of Business faculty and Career Management Centre staff on the development of programs that integrate career education into academic learning experiences. My consultation approach has been informed by cutting edge socio-cultural and practice oriented learning research.Results to date include:-Development and iteration of the Beedie Career Passport Program-Brokering of cutting edge knowledge on work- and practice-oriented learning to undergraduate and graduate business education faculty and staff-Development and iteration of “Marketing Me” undergraduate personal branding assessment tasks and experiences-Iteration of networking education workshop-Integration of Career Passport Program workshops into required undergraduate courses- SFU Teaching and Learning Development grantsBeedie faculty and staff have presented research and conference presentations on this work in disciplinary journals and at career education conferences. Show less

First-Year Academic Transition Program Consultant

• Sep 2011 - Apr 2016

Drawing on my expertise in higher education transitions and access, I consulted and collaborated with Beedie School of Business Undergraduate Programs faculty and staff as they iterated academic plans for BusOne, a first-year integrated academic and co-curricular program for high school students transitioning to university. The program developed from an optional course offered at one campus to a mandatory, comprehensive program at two campuses. I supported faculty and staff as they designed and iterated courses, assessment and co-curricular workshop components. Over several academic years, I supported a faculty and staff team as it developed Beedie’s Business Foundations Programs designed and iterated an innovative introductory course on collaboration in work environments, and developed innovative academic experiences and assessment tasks such as a video-based design thinking assessment and an semester-long experiential product management experience where student team learn to collaborate through managing products for the SFU bookstore.Beedie's first-year programming has been recognized by SFU and featured in the Globe and Mail. Show less

Instructional Designer

• Sep 2009 - Jun 2011

I worked at SFU Surrey and Burnaby to offer one-on-one consultations for instructors.Responsibilities- Course design consultations- Classroom observations- Learning technology consultations

Instructor

• Sep 2007 - Aug 2009

I was a faculty member in the English Department. I taught a mix of academic writing, business communication, and literature courses. I am most proud of two courses I taught at Langara. One was a writing course that explored Vancouver from multiple perspectives. We read Vancouver short stories, non-fiction essays, and academic research. Another course, designed specifically for Nursing students, focused on patient and nurses' narratives. In both cases, I aimed to adapt generic English classes to the specific needs of particular groups of students. Show less

Professor, General Education

• Sep 2001 - Aug 2003

Professor, English

• Sep 1999 - Aug 2001