I have been a faculty member of the Georgia Tech Language Institute since 2009, where I have had the honor to build on my passion for language, literacy, and education. My career has taken me across the U.S. and internationally – including Japan, Argentina, and Brazil – and is grounded in teaching ESOL and leading faculty training and development. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy yoga for balance and exploring new culinary experiences for inspiration.

Participating in the Center for Teaching and Learning’s Leaders in Teaching and Learning program has had a significant impact on how I think about and approach my work as an educator and leader. As a long-time faculty member at the Georgia Tech Language Institute, my work has always been grounded in language, literacy, and faculty development. This experience has allowed me to build on that foundation by giving me structured and supportive space to reflect and connect with others, and become more intentional in my leadership. Through quarterly meetings with colleagues from across the Institute, I’ve had the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations, share ideas, and learn from a wide range of faculty leader perspectives. It has helped me see leadership less as a fixed role and more as something collaborative and continually evolving. It has also reinforced how important it is to design learning experiences that are relevant, practical, and immediately useful. Most importantly, the experience has helped me better recognize the communities of practice that already exist in my work and be more intentional about supporting them. I find myself approaching program design and faculty development with a stronger focus on connection, shared learning, and sustained engagement.