About
A consulting practice
built on harnessing tech
to advance human potential.
Bio
For nearly two decades I've been the person organizations call when learning has to do real work — when leadership questions how to use AI safely and wisely, when team conflict is impeding progress, when a university culture needs to shift, when a 12-week onboarding program has to compress into eight, when an enterprise CRM rollout can't afford to fail, when a massive global training portfolio needs to be reviewed and updated.
I trained at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and built a consulting practice that sits at the intersection of values-based cultural transformation, instructional design, project leadership, and — increasingly — AI-conscious leadership and learning, driving organizational advancement. I've designed leadership retreats grounded in psychometrics, re-architected portfolios of a thousand courses, stood up online academies from scratch, and produced accessible eLearning for state government, hospitals, banks, schools, and global brands.
What carries through every engagement is the same conviction: If we over-rely on tech, we degrade our leadership capacity. When we learn to leverage it, we advance it.
Experience
Roles & practices.
Dec 2025 — Present · Cambridge, MA
The Kendall Project - Certified Kendall Partner
Collaborate with founders on the design and development of AI literacy and organizational capacity programs to strengthen digital fluency at every level and AI governance at the point of need. Synthesize cutting-edge AI enablement research into whitepapers and thought leadership.
Dec 2023 — Present · Portland, ME
MHK Leadership - Founder & CEO
Partner with clients to translate workflow pain points into AI-enabled learning and performance solutions — prompts, playbooks, workshops, whitepapers, and job aids — and design multimodal programs using generative AI, rapid authoring tools, and human-centered instructional design. Build AI-assisted prototypes through vibe coding, promote a self-published book and workshops on Designing Successful Coaching Programs Using AI, and facilitate 360° Mindfulness Leadership Coaching for executives and teams. In Ph.D. student capacity, advise the Saybrook University AI Governance Council on ethical, human-centric AI frameworks at the intersection of privacy, ethics, learning, and innovation.
2003 — 2017, 2019 — Present · Portland, ME
Insightful Learning Architects (ILA) - Founder, Lead Architect & Facilitator
Lead a consulting practice delivering transformative training, leadership retreats, and scalable learning solutions — balancing facilitation and solution architecture to drive organizational growth. Partner with clients including SHRM, Child Mind Institute, USC, and Maine Quality Counts to design custom programs aligned with strategic goals and measurable improvements in engagement, performance, and program scalability.
Sep 2017 — Oct 2019 · Waynesville, NC
Barrett Values Centre (BVC) - Director of Education & Training
Directed a global certification program covering 200+ courses delivered by 30 global partners on cultural transformation and leadership development. Established legal, selection, training, and quality-assurance standards for global partners; co-designed workshops on values-based leadership, conflict resolution and team dynamics; and selected and implemented a WordPress (WPLMS) learning management system to optimize program delivery.
Method
How I work.
- Diagnose first. Performance analysis, values assessment, stakeholder interviews — before a single module is built.
- Design for the learner. Engaging process diagrams, case-study activities, simulations, and facilitator guides that actually get used.
- Implement and measure. Pilot, iterate, evaluate. Learning and leadership programs should produce numbers you can point to a year later.
Education
Ph.D. (2030), Humanistic Psychology: Creativity, Innovation & Leadership
Saybrook University — Pasadena, CA
Currently enrolled
Ed.M.
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education — Cambridge, MA
B.A., Psychology, cum laude
University of Massachusetts — Amherst, MA
Certifications
2024
Certified ChatGPT Expert
Blockchain
2023
Certified Workplace Mindfulness Facilitator
Mindful Leader
2014
Certified Practitioner — Values-Based Leadership & Culture Transformation Analytics
Barrett Values Centre
2008
Collaborative Facilitative Leadership Intensive (Omicron Class)
Institute for Civic Leadership
2005 - 2010
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute
2003
Certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor
KRI, California
1998
Group Facilitation
The Concord Institute
Speaking & presentations
- 2022
Beyond Job Titles: Seeing, Tapping & Developing Talent
DisruptHR Portland
- 2021
Tapping Workforce Wisdom
Learning Technologies Conference, London
- 2017
Creating Thriving Learning Cultures
Learning Technologies Conference, London
- 2016
A Woman's Journey into Motherhood & Mindfulness via Kathmandu
Pecha Kucha, Maine
- 2016
Full Spectrum Conscious Leadership
Women Standing Together, Portland, ME
- 2015
Creating Thriving Learning Cultures
ATD, Maine Chapter
- 2011
Embracing Change
Learning Technologies Conference, London
- 2002
People-to-People Ambassador Program
Delegation to China on Information Technology