Professional Experience & Capabilities
My experience spans alternative education, instructional design, and youth development, with a focus on designing and delivering programs that support engagement, equity, and learning outcomes for marginalized populations.
2025 - Current
2022 - Current
2016 - 2019
Program Instructor | Rock Valley College
Adapting and presenting accessible, learner-centered instructional materials for postsecondary students with disabilities. Also collaborating with faculty and support staff to align curriculum with trauma-informed practices.
Case Manager | Youth Services Network
Managing delinquency cases for justice-involved youth on probation. Supporting individualized action plans and rehabilitation efforts while facilitating group-based life-skills programming for adolescents and young adults.
Youth Program Coordinator | Youth Empowerment Project
Trained and supported youth employees (ages 16–24) in life skills and customer service, while developing and facilitating peer mentoring groups focused on social awareness and youth empowerment.
Earlier Roles in Education & Youth Support
United States & France
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Assistant Dean of Students – Cohen College Prep (New Orleans)
Supported school culture and discipline for middle school students in a high-accountability environment. -
Substitute / Paraprofessional – Lincoln Middle School
Provided classroom support and behavioral redirection for 7th-grade students in a public school setting. -
Assistant Teacher – Lycée La Providence (Amiens, France)
Co-taught English to grades 5–8 and provided in-home tutoring, building cross-cultural and learner-centered instructional skills.
Education
Master of Science, Instructional Design
Walden University | 2023–2025
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Focus: Multimedia psychology, course design, and research analytics
Post-Graduate Studies, Educational Psychology
Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès | 2018–2019
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International studies in educational psychology; left program due to pandemic
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Applied learning locally by supporting creation of the Paris Ave Kids Collective
Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communications (Minors: Journalism & French)
Southern Illinois University | 2008–2013
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International coursework completed at Université Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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Developed cross-cultural communication and instructional skills