Leadership & Service

2024 NAMLE Conference, July 2024

• • The Next Global Game Changers: Podcasting Learner’s Rhetoric

WeAreGutsy - Volunteer Social Media and Content Creator, May 2024 - Present

Volunteer Instruction Designer/UX Intern, The New Jersey Coalition of Inclusive Education (NJCIE)  February 2024 - Present

• • Collaborated with fellow cohort members to develop a series of instructional videos on inclusive education in partnership with the staff of NJCIE. Provided creative and technical support, implementing NJCIE's nationally acclaimed model and practices for inclusion. Content utilized by the NJ Department of Education and beyond to promote inclusive practices in educational settings

NJCU EdTech Winter Webinar, Presenter, February 2024

• • Empowering Student Voices: Integrating Stop-Motion Animation with Google Drawing, Canva, and Cap Cut

Guest Speaker for C.I.R.C.L.E Learning Group, Inc, February 2024

• • How to become a Digital Artist and the impact of identity in the field

NJEA 2023, Volunteer for NJCU EdTech Department, November 2023 

ISTE LIVE 25, Virtual Presenter

• Exploring Science: Playful Adventures with 2nd Grade Innovators!

NJECC Conference March 11, 2025, Presenter

• Exploring Science: Playful Adventures with 2nd Grade Innovators

• Co-Researcher: Co-Teachers The Board Game

Garden State Esports Winter Championship 2025, Presenter

• Bridging K-12 and Higher Ed Nursing Education through Game-Based Learning with LEGO Fortnite: A School Library Initiative (co-presenting with Nursing student Na' Jayah Davis)

• GSE Fall 2024 Season - Empowering Voices: Unveiling Marginalized Narratives in Garden State Esports

Valid Gains Through Video Games (VGTVG) Conference February 22, 2025, Poster Session

• Bridging K-12 and Higher Ed Nursing Education through Game-Based Learning with LEGO Fortnite: A School Library Initiative (co-presenting with Nursing student Na' Jayah Davis)

• GSE Fall 2024 Season - Empowering Voices: Unveiling Marginalized Narratives in Garden State Esports

Co-hosted The Districts of the Oranges Esports Summit, GSE Leadership Representative February 12, 2025

GTAN Catalyzing Week Livestream - FarmCraft, Invited Speaker February 4, 2025

• Sharing FarmCraft Coaching Season Experiences

The Fab Educators Summit, Virtual Presenter January 31, 2025

• Integrating Minecraft Education in K-2 Classrooms for Creative Holiday Projects

Research Pavilion Lead for the Garden State Esports Fall Finals, Georgian Court University, November 23, 2024

Esports Leadership Summit, hosted by Garden State Esports, Georgian Court University Poster Session, November 22, 2024

• Fall 2024 Season - Empowering Voices: Unveiling Marginalized Narratives in Garden State Esports

Northeastern Distance Education Conference, Presenter (Virtually), November 15, 2024

• • Innovating Nursing Education with Game-Based Learning: A Leadership Vision in E-Learning Development

NJCU Educational Technology Department Fall Webinar, Presenter (Virtually), October 28, 2024

• • Unleashing the Power of AI in Education through Minecraft: A Live Gaming Session (Participants Notebook)

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, October 7th, 2024

• • Participated in Site Visit - Advanced Program Completers open panel discussion about SLMS Certification 

Developed and maintained Forest Street Community School's Library Media Center online resources: 

• https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/domain/4092 

• Intel®️ SFI Silver Ambassador, (March 2025 - March 2026)

• Epic Game Education Team: DonorsChoose Gift - Acknowledgment for dedication to supporting student's journey with Unreal Engine and the Epic Ecosystem of tools

  • Awarded $600 in Epic Money

• INVITE AI in K12 Teacher Fellow - Awarded $1500 travel stipend to attend workshops on teaching AI in K12 at the national Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Annual Conference

• Games for Change Student Challenge Game Jam Grant Recipient, Awarded $1,500

• Polar STEAM Educator Fellow, Cohort III (February 2025 - December 2025) 

• The Global Teach Ag Network - Educators Empowering Educators (E3), Cohort I (December 2024 - September 2025)

• Smithsonian Education Center NESST Teacher Ambassadors, Cohort II (2024 - 2026)

• Minecraft Student Ambassador Sponsor, October 18th, 2024

• Minecraft Education Ambassadors, October 16th, 2024

• NASEF, Farmcraft® Connections 2024, Oct. 1, 2024 - Dec. 12, 2024

• Games 4 Change, Student Challenge, September 2024 - May 2025

• Executive Women NJ (EWNJ), 2024 Graduate Merit Award Recipient of $2,500

• NASEF, Scholastic Fellow Cohort 2024 - 2025

• Rosebud AI, Level 1: Pioneer

• Internal Game Development Association Foundation, The International Scholars Cohort

• WeAreGutsy - Social Media and Content Creator

• The*gamehers Guardian Ambassador, gamehers 2024

• GSE Leader - Data Research and Conference Presentations

• GSE Emerging Leaders, Garden States Esports Program, Cohort 2, 2024

  • As a member of the GSE second cohort, I am embarking on an exciting journey alongside a select group of individuals, each poised to become a key influencer in New Jersey’s esports community. Participation in this program marks a significant step in professional development and contributes to the mission of expanding and enriching scholastic esports within the state of New Jersey.

• Girls Who Code Club Leader, Pride Academy Charter School, est 2024 

  • Co-founder of Girls Who Game, Esports Team, est 2024 

• LG Educator, 2023

  • LG Educators are pioneers in using technology to improve student education. 

• Games 4 Change, Game Plan PD for STEM Educators, Fall 2023 Cohort

  • Modified Board Game from sessions: A Game of Life: Active Citizen! The UN Global Goals

• Games 4 Change, Student Challenge, November 2023 - May 2024

  • G4C Student Challenge Educator 23-24 Credential Awarded

5 Best Practices For Game-Based Teaching, October 14 th, 2024 (3 pm - 4 pm), Virtual Professional Development

• • Hosted by Chris Aviles of Gameplan

Intel SFI + Epic Games: Rube Goldberg 2025 Contest Launch, October 10th, 2024, Virtual

Cybersecurity, On-line Safety, Gaming, and Sextortion Workshop with the FBI, Montclair State University, September 24, 2024 

The Unreal Educator Accelerator Program, August 19 - 22, 2024, Virtual

Research in Esports and Gaming, Webinar, August 2024

IGDA and GameJamPlus | Engaging your Community in GameJamPlus, August 7, 2024

Minecraft 101 | Crafting a Game-Based Learning Classroom, August 6, 2024, Virtual

Rosebud AI Game Design Bootcamp for Educators, August 2024, Virtual

Education Summit - UEFN for Transmedia, June 28, 2024, Virtually 

SITHub: Introduction to Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), May 21, 2024, Virtually (3 hours) 

NJECC 2024 Annual Educational Technology Conference, A New erAI for Learning, March 2024

• Microlearning, micro-credentials, & eLearning: Reimagining Self-Paced Professional Development

Girls Make Game Educator Workshop, February 24, 2024 Virtually 

Epic Online Secondary Educator Summit, February 23, 2024 Virtually 

G4C Level Up Series: Building the World of a Game with Iron Galaxy Studios, January 2024 Virtually 

• Step up your game design with Level Up! Learn more about world-building in video games straight from the pros themselves.

• Short whit Paper to Asus for Rog Ally devices