"Let's make it happen!"

Growing up I was always told to "pick one" when it came to thinking about a future in subjects like technology and art.  Fortunately I was not a good listener and picked both.

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EDUCATION

• Master of Science, Instructional Technology, UNC Wilmington, 2025.
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, New Media and Design, UNC Greensboro, 2013.  Entrepreneurship Minor.

EXPERIENCE

• MakerStudio Coordinator, UNCW Library, UNC Wilmington, 2024-present.
• Digital Makerspace Coordinator, Randall Library, UNC Wilmington, 2019-2024.
• Digital Media Technician (Makerspace Manager), Jackson Library Digital Media Commons, UNC Greensboro, 2016-2019.
• Administrative Support, Mathematics and Statistics, UNC Greensboro, 2015-2016.
• Administrative Support, Bryan School of Business Dean's Office, UNC Greensboro, 2014-2015.
• Digital Media Assistant (Makerspace), Jackson Library Digital Media Commons, UNC Greensboro, 2012-2014.
• Freelance Artist and Designer, 2003-2020.

PRESENTATIONS

• Badging and Beyond:  Design and Implementation of a Microcredential System for Makerspace Users.  Association for Creative Technologies in Academic Libraries Conference, 2025.  University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN.
• Creating Impactful and Sustainable Workshops.  Association for Creative Technologies in Academic Libraries Conference, 2025.  University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN.  Co-Presented with Jason Fleming.
• What's Your Story?  Makerspace Learner Transfer tracked through a Microcredential System.  Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academic Conference, 2025.  Virtual.
• Trash into Treasure:  Teaching Prototyping and Entrepreneurship with Lo-Fi Materials.  PK-12 STEM Education Conference, 2025.  University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC.  Co-Presented with Jason Fleming and Cole Morgan.
• Cultivating Communities of Practice.  NC Makerspace Administrators, 2024.  Virtual.
• Evolution of a 48 Hour Film Project.  Association for Creative Technologies in Academic Libraries Conference, 2024.  University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX.  Co-paneled with Jason Fleming (UNC Wilmington).
• Technology seminar supporting greater curriculum integration.  Association for Creative Technologies in Academic Libraries Conference, 2023.  Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.  Co-paneled with Jason Fleming (UNC Wilmington).
• If You Build It They Will Come: Exploring Makerspace Development, Growth, and Sustainable Operations.  Association for Creative Technologies in Academic Libraries Virtual Conference, 2023.  Virtual.
• Risk & Reward:  Filament Recycling and Sustainability Explored.  Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academic Conference, 2023.  Virtual.  Co-paneled with Cole Morgan (UNC Wilmington).
• Plastic Party:  Filament Recycling for Makerspaces.  North Carolina Librarians Association Conference, 2021.  Virtual.  Co-paneled with Jason Fleming (UNC Wilmington).
• Makerspaces in Academic Libraries: Course Collaboration and Integration.  Construct 3D Conference, 2020.  Rice University, Houston, TX.  Co-paneled with Colin Nickels (NC State), David Romito (UNC Chapel Hill), and Hannah Pope (Appalachian State).
• 0-100 Real Quick: Creating a Makerspace in a time of Budget Cuts.  The development of the Jackson Library Digital Media Commons during the NC Budget crisis.  Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics Conference, 2019.  University of La Verne, CA.  Co-paneled with Dr. Armondo Collins.
• How to go from "Not" to "Hot" in the Eyes of Potential Student Employees.  Raising the student employee pay matrix and offering professional development opportunities.  Triad Academic Library Association Paraprofessional Conference, 2018.  NC A&T University, NC.  Co-paneled with Lois Barnes Vinson.
• Makerspace Table Talk.  Maintenance, operations, and logistics discussion.  Triad Academic Library Association Paraprofessional Conference, 2018.  NC A&T University, NC.  Facilitator.

EXPERTISE

• Sustainable practices in Makerspaces
• FDM 3D Printing
• Instructional design in Informal and Operational capacities
• All Adobe Creative Cloud software (especially Photoshop and Illustrator)
• Academic Course Integration for Non-Traditional and Innovative Student Projects

INTERESTS

• Makerspace Innovation and Pedagogy
• Sustainability
• Accessibility
• Makerspace Development and Operations
• Instructional Design
• Microcredentialing
• Makerspaces for wellness
• Learner transfer between technologies
• Digital Literacy
• Digital Art
• Illustration
• Design
• New Media and Tech Art
• Motivating neurodivergent learners through non-traditional methods
• Informal Mentorship in Adult Learning spaces