Instructor-Led Training
My first love is teaching, and I love designing and facilitating training on a myriad of subjects.
Maternal Health Disparities
Intersections of Race and Gender
This comprehensive workshop tackles one of the most pressing health equity issues of our time: the alarming disparities in maternal health outcomes for Black and Brown mothers. Designed as a 4-hour transformative experience, the session moves participants from awareness to analysis to action through carefully crafted activities and difficult conversations.
Drawing on Kimberlé Crenshaw's groundbreaking concept of intersectionality, the workshop helps participants understand how racism and sexism don't operate in isolation—they intersect and compound to create unique experiences of discrimination in healthcare settings. Through data, historical context, and personal reflection, learners explore how systemic barriers perpetuate these life-and-death disparities.
The experience is intentionally challenging, using activities like a privilege walk and systems mapping to make abstract concepts visceral and personal. But it doesn't stop at awareness—participants leave with concrete action plans tailored to their unique positions and spheres of influence, because understanding without action isn't enough when lives are at stake.
This is learning experience design as social justice work: creating spaces where difficult truths can be faced, complex systems can be understood, and individual commitment to change can take root.
Content note: This workshop addresses historical medical trauma, systemic racism, and health disparities. Materials are designed for adult learners in professional development or social justice education contexts.
Facilitator Guide with Speaker Notes - Complete slide deck with detailed facilitation notes, timing, and guidance for navigating emotionally challenging content with care and intention.
Participant Handout - Personal action planning framework
Writing & Storytelling
The Foundation of Great Communication
Clear, compelling communication is at the heart of all effective learning—whether you're crafting course content, facilitating discussions, or helping others share their expertise. These two slide decks tackle the fundamental skills that make the difference between information that gets forgotten and messages that stick.
Writing with Clarity focuses on the nuts and bolts of making complex ideas accessible. It's about cutting through jargon, organizing thoughts logically, and choosing words that serve your reader rather than impressing them. This deck provides practical techniques for anyone who needs to translate expertise into clear, actionable content.
Storytelling explores the art of making information memorable and meaningful. Drawing on cognitive science and narrative structure, it shows how strategic storytelling can transform dry content into engaging experiences that help people understand, remember, and act on what they've learned.
Together, these workshops represent my belief that the best learning designers are also skilled communicators—people who can take complex ideas and make them not just understandable, but compelling.
Writing with Clarity - Practical techniques for clear, accessible writing that serves your audience and achieves your communication goals.
Storytelling - The science and art of using narrative to make learning more engaging, memorable, and meaningful.
Great collaboration doesn't happen by accident—it requires intentional design. This workshop introduces the concept of "designed alliance," a coaching framework that transforms working relationships by establishing conscious agreements about how to bring out the best in each other.
Too often, we dive into projects assuming we understand how to work together, only to discover mismatched communication styles, unmet expectations, or unspoken needs that derail our progress. A designed alliance conversation changes this dynamic by creating explicit agreements about how to support each other when challenges arise—whether someone is feeling stuck, resistant, or overwhelmed.
This isn't just about being nice to each other. It's about strategically designing relationships that empower everyone involved to do their best work. The framework helps partners identify their communication preferences, support needs, and potential friction points before they become problems.
Whether you're starting a new collaboration, working with a long-time colleague in a new capacity, or trying to repair a relationship that isn't quite clicking, this process creates the psychological safety and mutual understanding that high-performing partnerships require.
The beauty of designed alliance is its universality—these conversations work between managers and direct reports, project teammates, cross-functional partners, and even in personal relationships where collaboration matters.