I've been asking the same two questions since I began exploring learning in college and soon after as an educator:
What does it mean to bring the whole of the learner to the table?
And what does it mean to bring all learners to the table?
These questions have shaped every chapter of my work. From beginning as an ESL teacher, to supporting neurodivergent college learners, to coaching faculty and facilitators in Universal Design for Learning, and more recently co-designing leadership and professional development programs. Each experience has deepened the questions rather than replaced them.
In short, I love learning. Learning at its best is alive, dynamic, and good hard work (the brain and body are making changes, this requires energy!). Looking back, I see that these questions were always deeply personal. Traditional learning environments didn't quite fit the way I learned. And while I didn't have the language for that when I was younger, those experiences quietly shaped how I think about learning today.
I'm most interested in creating learning and human development experiences that invite more people, and more of each person, into the aliveness of learning.
For me, that means continually learning how to invite the whole person into the learning process, including emotions, relationships, and embodied ways of knowing. It also means designing with human variability in mind, creating multiple ways for learners to engage, participate, and demonstrate what they're learning.
These days, I partner with coaches, facilitators, educators, and organizations to design learning that is experiential, inclusive, and grounded. My hope is that people leave not only with new ideas, but with experiences that stay with them, shape how they lead, and create lasting change for good.