Education Strategist with a special focus on Robotics & AI

I connect people, organizations, and communities to foster inclusive growth, opportunities, and prosperity. My work focuses on growing and diversifying the robotics workforce. Through inclusive education design, assessment, and policy advocacy, I create symbiotic partnerships and funded educational initiatives that expand organizational impact and ultimately broaden participation in robotics.  

COMMON PURPOSE

Thank you Pittsburgh Business Times for selecting me as a Women of Influence 2024.  I was incredibly honored to be among 25 women selected for our collective impact on the region, its growth, and increased inclusion.  

Thrilled to be joining NSF Includes as a stEm PEER Fellow to contribute to building insights into educational landscapes in engineering and computer science.  This opportunity is lead by an incredible team from Northeastern University, ASEE, and MIT.  

I am investigating approaches to scale and sustainability for systems-level change. The educational programming and learning communities that I design are aligned with regional and national economic development initiatives.

My experience, expertise, and network enable me to create creative sector-focused and place-based workforce solutions that address critical needs of research universities & STEM organizations. Outcomes of these initiatives uniquely complement research, education, and development priorities across the sector – I secure funding, expand sponsors, increase awareness of the sector & organization, connect new communities, and broaden the talent pool – all of which significantly strengthens the innovation ecosystem.