About me

Senior Art Director and educational design specialist with 15+ years of experience creating award-winning print and digital learning experiences for nationally recognized publishers and education brands. My background spans educational publishing, literacy systems, curriculum design, editorial storytelling, and learner-centered visual design across K-5 instructional materials.

I specialize in translating complex educational content into engaging, accessible experiences that support both teachers and students. My work includes curriculum systems, decodable readers, classroom magazines, teacher resources, bilingual educational materials, and multi-platform publishing initiatives designed for real classroom impact.

Throughout my career, I've collaborated closely with editorial, curriculum, product, and production teams to build scalable visual systems, direct illustration and photography, and create meaningful learning experiences used by millions of students nationwide.

Core strengths include:
- Art Direction
- Educational Publishing
- Curriculum Design
- Literacy Programs
- Editorial Design
- Print + Digital Learning Materials
- Visual Systems
- Typography
- Creative Leadership
- Accessibility & Readability Design
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Figma

Skills

Accessibility Standards, adobe creative suite, AI-assisted Creative Workflows, Art Direction, Brand Consistency, brand design, Campaign Design, Creative Automation, Creative Direction, Creative leadership, Cross-functional Collaboration, design systems, digital content creation, digital design, Editorial Design, figma, layout design, Multi-Platform Design, Process Optimization, responsive design, Typography, user-centered design, Video Editing, Visual Storytelling, Visual Systems, Workflow Optimization, Workflow Scalability

Sector Experience

Children's Media, Curriculum Development, digital publishing, educational publishing, Educational Technology (EdTech), Print Publishing, Publishing & Media

Awards

GOLD Parents Choice Awards on various publications, Multiple GOLD awards from Teachers Choice on 5 different publications

Clients

Cricket Media LLC, Curriculum Associates, Morris Communications, Scholastic