Welcome and thanks for visiting!

I am a postsecondary educator, passionate about collaborative, multidisciplinary experiential learning. I incorporate both concepts into the design of my classes through partnering with industry clients to bring live case studies into my classroom, as well as collaborating with colleagues from other faculties and programs to provide multidisciplinary cross-program experiences to my students.

Outside of work I enjoy spending quality time with my son and husband, travelling, baking, and reading. Here’s a fun map Padlet I started with my son to track places I’ve been to, and dream of new destinations! Below are some highlights of my professional life.

Awards

• President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2023
• League for Innovation Award, 2020
• Distinguished Faculty Award, 2018

Teaching & Learning

Experiential Learning

In 2015, I launched The Digital Hub, a collaborative experiential learning platform designed to connect students with alumni, industry partners, and peers from other academic programs. Working closely with faculty from other programs, I’ve integrated cross-disciplinary project experiences directly into course work. Visit the project playground page to explore initiatives such as the Fashion History Project, DigiPod Podcast Network, and our delicious collaboration with student pastry chefs.

Business Excursions Series

Organized program-wide fieldtrips during the Summer where students visited various companies for presentations and office tours. Examples include: Google, Microsoft, Pinterest, Spotify, NTN.

Career Readiness Certification Opportunities

As part of my classes, I embed industry-recognized certifications into the coursework to give students a competitive edge and real-world skills. Students have the opportunity to earn the following certifications: Microsoft Access, Google UX Design, Google Prompting Essentials, Google AI Essentials.

Community Involvement: The Toronto WordPress Group

Joined the Toronto WordPress Group as a co-organizer in Summer 2023 and launched the Diverse Speaker Series in collaboration with my students. These events feature industry guest speakers and cover a variety of topics related to the Digital Business landscape. Hosed both virtually and at Humber’s Lakeshore campus, our Meetups are moderated by Humber College students and are free and open to the community. Check our first Meetup and learn more about the Toronto WordPress Group.

Applied Research Funding

• Received support through the Mobilize Grant, funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and administered by Humber’s Office of Research & Innovation, to partner with Collaborative Aging on Digitizing a Proactive Approach to Navigating Aging & Caregiving.
• Received funding from Humber Polytechnic under Priority 3 of the Academic Plan – Empowering Teaching and Learning – for the project Harnessing the AI Chatbot in Humber’s Classrooms: A Multi-disciplinary + Cross-Faculty Approach.
• Received funding from Humber’s SEED Research & Innovation Fund for the project Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Improve Student Experience in Project-Based Work.
• Received funding from Ontario Centre of Innovation through Humber’s Office of Research & Innovation to partner with and support small businesses in Ontario on building sustainable online presence using WordPress, the free and open-source content management system. The following are examples of some of the projects we completed with business partners: Regenesis Fitness, Unique Sand Casting, Purple Stage Door Productions, and many other.

International Engagement

• KEA Charrette 2024: Participated in Charrette week at the Copenhagen School of Design & Technology in Denmark as faculty advisor exploring the theme “What is Sustainable” with students and educators from ten different countries.
• EDC Kenya 2022 (Entrepreneurship, Digital Livelihoods, and Creative Arts Kenya): Led a multidisciplinary team of students on a project to empower female refugees in Kenya in partnership with the International Development Institute.
• COIL 2019 (Collaborative Online International Learning) project in partnership with students from the Digital Business Concepts Program at Fontys Academy for the Creative Economy, The Netherlands.

Conference Presentations

• Cengage Computing Experience, 2025 (Kansas City, Missouri)
• Cengage Computing Experience, 2024 (Charlotte, North Carolina)
• Commonwealth Fashion Council Symposium, 2024 (Virtual, UK)
• WordCamp Montclair, 2023 (New Jersey, USA)
• CBIE Conference Canadian Bureau for International Education, 2022 (Toronto, Ontario)
• Innovations Conference, 2020, League for Innovation in the Community College (Seattle, Washington, USA)
• WE ARE – International Theme Week, 2018, Fontys Academy for Creative Industries (Tilburg, Netherlands)