Curriculum Vitae
Education
Experience
November 2024 - April 2025 Yukon-Koyukuk School District - Google Trainer (Contractor)
May 2024 - February 2025 - U.S. Department of State - English Language Specialist - Pakistan
June-July 2023 - Fulbright DAST Fellow - Uganda
2022-Current - Virtual Learning and Professional Development Coordinator - Kenai Peninsula Borough School District - Districtwide
2020-2022 - Lead Innovation Designer - Kenai Peninsula Borough School District - Districtwide
2017-2020 - Personalized Learning and Student Success Specialist - Kenai Peninsula Borough School District - Districtwide
2012-2017 - Distance Education Teacher - ELA, Art, Health - Kenai Peninsula Borough School District - Districtwide
2010-2012 - Technology Integration and Effective Instruction Coach - Kenai Peninsula Borough School District - Eastern Peninsula Region
2004-2006 - Secondary Generalist - Grades 7-12 - Southeast Island School District
2004-2006 - Secondary Generalist - Grades 7-12 - Southeast Island School District, Naukati, Alaska
Spring 2033 - SCOPE Outdoor Education Program - Southeast Island School District - Districtwide
2002-2003 - Special Education Aide - Southeast Island School District - Thorne Bay, Alaska
2001-2002 - Science Teacher/Advisor - PACE Center for Girls - Marion - Ocala, Florida
*Pace is a non-profit collective of schools for at-risk girls
2000-2001 - Social Studies Teacher/Advisor - PACE Center for Girls - Treasure Coast - Fort Pierce, Florida
*Pace is a non-profit collective of schools for at-risk girls
1999-2000 - Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA - Americorps) - Economic Development Volunteer - Cordova, Alaska
1997-1999 - Peace Corps Volunteer English Teacher - Kokshetay, Kazakhstan
Awards and Honors
2024 - English Language Specialist - Pakistan
2022 - Fulbright DAST Award Recipient - Uganda
2022 - President's Award - Alaska Society for Technology in Education
2021 - Making IT Happen Award - International Society for Technology in Education
2017 - Accepted Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms program
2010 - Alaska Bilingual Teacher of the Year
Professional Service
Worldwide
2025-2020 Mentor - Global English Language Program
2024 Contributor - National Quality Standards Online Programs - Standards Refresh
2019-21 Team Facilitator - The Goals Project
2020 Alaska Ambassador - Climate Action Project
2020 Action Amplifier- Take Action Global
Statewide
Governing Board - Alaska Distance learning Consortium
Co-Leader Learning Forward Alaska
Alaska Society for Technology in Education - President 2018 & 2021
ESSA State Advisory Committee
Alaska State Professional Development Roundtable
District Level
District Instruction Team
Personalized Learning Council
Effective Instruction Committee
Language Arts & Health Curriculum Committees
Technology integration Committee
Publications
Creating Classroom Norms to Enhance Student Collective Efficacy - Edutopia Article 2024
Feedback that Fosters Growth - Edutopia Article 2023
Let Students Lead the Dialog with Parents - Edutopia Article 2022
How to Use Microtracking to Promote Student Autonomy - Edutopia Article 2021
Advocacy Paper to the US Capitol + Blog Post Collaboration with ISTE - To Make Online Learning Work, Invest in Teachers - 2020
Presentations
IWD Conference 4.0, Virtual International Conference 2025 - Cultivating Leaders for Change
English Language Expo 2025 - Innovations in Learning Design - Multiple Sessions
ASTE 2023 - Designing Your Classroom Toolkit + Using Websites for Streamlining Teacher Practice
ASTE 2022 - Supporting Executive Function w/Google Keep + Building Engagement Utilizing Your LMS
AK Principals Conference 2022- Utilizing Teacher Leadership to a Cultivate School and District Innovation
Canvas Summer Series 2022 - Building Engagement with your LMS
ASTE 2020 - Vetting Online Tools
DGSD In-Service 2020 - Exploring the Possible with Microshifts
KPBSD Leadership Academy 2019 - Reflection in Teaching Practice
USDLA 2017 - Importance of Community in Online Learning
ASTE 2017 - Intentional Blending
Licenses and Certifications
Educational Administration and Supervision Certificate
Teaching Certifications - Language Arts, History, Social Studies, English as a Second Language
5+ years Experience: Art, Health
Canvas LMS Certified
Google Certified Trainer
Professional Associations
Alaska Society for Technology in Education
International Society for Technology in Education
Learning Forward
Association for Talent Development
Skills
Instructional Design
Project Management
Fluent in Google and Microsoft
Languages: Russian (proficient), French (basic)
- Professional Certificate - School Administration and Leadership - Johns Hopkins University 2022
- Masters of Arts in Teaching - Secondary Education - University of Alaska Southeast 2004
- Bachelors of Fine Arts - University of North Texas 1996
Experience
November 2024 - April 2025 Yukon-Koyukuk School District - Google Trainer (Contractor)
- Provided professional development workshops on Google for Education platform
May 2024 - February 2025 - U.S. Department of State - English Language Specialist - Pakistan
- Project 1 - OPEN Cubed Project Lead - Trained cohort of Pakistani educators on development, designing and delivering online courses
- Project 2 - Delivered workshops on technology integration and blended learning in the English Language classroom.
June-July 2023 - Fulbright DAST Fellow - Uganda
- Delivered workshops on project based learning, PBL-centered curriculum, student-centered practices, and technology integration in the secondary classroom.
2022-Current - Virtual Learning and Professional Development Coordinator - Kenai Peninsula Borough School District - Districtwide
- Administrator of iChoice Virtual Learning Team. Responsible for daily management including staffing, discipline, resource management, scheduling and partnership with all schools in the district. Serving students grades 9-12.
- Coordinator of Professional Learning and PL Team, and district Credit Recovery program.
- Manages program budgets over $1 million.
- Delivers courses, workshops and webinars on a continual basis - 40+ a year.
- District Instructional Designer and Educational Technologist.
2020-2022 - Lead Innovation Designer - Kenai Peninsula Borough School District - Districtwide
- Member of the District Instructional Team and Instructional Lead of Distance Education Team.
- Professional Practice Lead of District Champs - the district teacher leader group (40 member community of practice)
- Instrumental in shifting to remote learning and school start up in 2020.
- Maintains partnership with administrators and building leadership teams.
- Serves as district instructional designer and educational technologist.
- Coordinated and designed over 200 trainings district-wide.
- Specialist in online and blended delivery pedagogy.
2017-2020 - Personalized Learning and Student Success Specialist - Kenai Peninsula Borough School District - Districtwide
- Facilitated over 40 trainings deepening practice in diverse aspects of Blended and Personalized Learning
- Coached and mentored 42 school leadership teams and over 100 teachers and administrators
- Designed, taught, facilitated 12 professional development courses on current theory & application, including online/blended methodology and pedagogy
- Led development of innovative district practices, including teacher-driven PD and online/blended PD delivery
- Constructed & delivered 3-tiered Learning Management (Canvas) PD training
- Coordinated training logistics for district of 700 teachers including district-wide in-services, mini-conferences, learning walks & academies
- Personalized learning and content expert consultant on curriculum development
- District Instructional Designer and Educational Technologist.
2012-2017 - Distance Education Teacher - ELA, Art, Health - Kenai Peninsula Borough School District - Districtwide
- Developed, designed and delivered English/Language Arts, Health and Art online and blended courses.
- Co-designed with students to individualize their education and personalize the learning content.
- Facilitated training and sharing of resources to district staff on digital content and best practices for online and blended learning.
2010-2012 - Technology Integration and Effective Instruction Coach - Kenai Peninsula Borough School District - Eastern Peninsula Region
- Provided support and professional development on integrating technology resources and effective instruction through training, coaching, in-services, and classes.
- Implemented a large variety of digital projects with staff and students, testing a variety of formats and structures for maximum impact on student learning.
2004-2006 - Secondary Generalist - Grades 7-12 - Southeast Island School District
2004-2006 - Secondary Generalist - Grades 7-12 - Southeast Island School District, Naukati, Alaska
- Taught grades 7-12, all subjects
- Village setting, 2 teacher school
Spring 2033 - SCOPE Outdoor Education Program - Southeast Island School District - Districtwide
2002-2003 - Special Education Aide - Southeast Island School District - Thorne Bay, Alaska
2001-2002 - Science Teacher/Advisor - PACE Center for Girls - Marion - Ocala, Florida
*Pace is a non-profit collective of schools for at-risk girls
2000-2001 - Social Studies Teacher/Advisor - PACE Center for Girls - Treasure Coast - Fort Pierce, Florida
*Pace is a non-profit collective of schools for at-risk girls
1999-2000 - Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA - Americorps) - Economic Development Volunteer - Cordova, Alaska
1997-1999 - Peace Corps Volunteer English Teacher - Kokshetay, Kazakhstan
Awards and Honors
2024 - English Language Specialist - Pakistan
2022 - Fulbright DAST Award Recipient - Uganda
2022 - President's Award - Alaska Society for Technology in Education
2021 - Making IT Happen Award - International Society for Technology in Education
2017 - Accepted Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms program
2010 - Alaska Bilingual Teacher of the Year
Professional Service
Worldwide
2025-2020 Mentor - Global English Language Program
2024 Contributor - National Quality Standards Online Programs - Standards Refresh
2019-21 Team Facilitator - The Goals Project
2020 Alaska Ambassador - Climate Action Project
2020 Action Amplifier- Take Action Global
Statewide
Governing Board - Alaska Distance learning Consortium
Co-Leader Learning Forward Alaska
Alaska Society for Technology in Education - President 2018 & 2021
ESSA State Advisory Committee
Alaska State Professional Development Roundtable
District Level
District Instruction Team
Personalized Learning Council
Effective Instruction Committee
Language Arts & Health Curriculum Committees
Technology integration Committee
Publications
Creating Classroom Norms to Enhance Student Collective Efficacy - Edutopia Article 2024
Feedback that Fosters Growth - Edutopia Article 2023
Let Students Lead the Dialog with Parents - Edutopia Article 2022
How to Use Microtracking to Promote Student Autonomy - Edutopia Article 2021
Advocacy Paper to the US Capitol + Blog Post Collaboration with ISTE - To Make Online Learning Work, Invest in Teachers - 2020
Presentations
IWD Conference 4.0, Virtual International Conference 2025 - Cultivating Leaders for Change
English Language Expo 2025 - Innovations in Learning Design - Multiple Sessions
ASTE 2023 - Designing Your Classroom Toolkit + Using Websites for Streamlining Teacher Practice
ASTE 2022 - Supporting Executive Function w/Google Keep + Building Engagement Utilizing Your LMS
AK Principals Conference 2022- Utilizing Teacher Leadership to a Cultivate School and District Innovation
Canvas Summer Series 2022 - Building Engagement with your LMS
ASTE 2020 - Vetting Online Tools
DGSD In-Service 2020 - Exploring the Possible with Microshifts
KPBSD Leadership Academy 2019 - Reflection in Teaching Practice
USDLA 2017 - Importance of Community in Online Learning
ASTE 2017 - Intentional Blending
Licenses and Certifications
Educational Administration and Supervision Certificate
Teaching Certifications - Language Arts, History, Social Studies, English as a Second Language
5+ years Experience: Art, Health
Canvas LMS Certified
Google Certified Trainer
Professional Associations
Alaska Society for Technology in Education
International Society for Technology in Education
Learning Forward
Association for Talent Development
Skills
Instructional Design
Project Management
Fluent in Google and Microsoft
Languages: Russian (proficient), French (basic)