I’m a Media Educator, Speaker & Consultant on a mission to help others see, use, and interpret media in ways that empower themselves.
I strive, everyday, to encourage girls and women to analyze media content and reject images that limit their potential. I’m also interested in social media and how it influences every aspect of communication and gives us the opportunity to become engaged in social media for the social good.
The big question? How can we use media to make our lives and the world around us a better place?
Media are powerful.
They can allow us to see ourselves and the world.
They can open us up to people and places that would otherwise be out of reach.
But, they can also reinforce stereotypes, take us away from the people and places that do surround us, and ultimately, impact our mental health.
I also serve on committees for:
With master’s degrees in both Media Studies and Education, my work looks closely at race, gender and representation in the media and the limited roles that these diverse characters play.
I’m currently pursuing a PhD in Teaching Learning and Technology at Lehigh University where I’m researching how Black and Latina girls navigate media and negotiate mediated representations of girls and women like them.
Woman of Influence
by Lehigh Valley Business
Lehigh Valley’s Finest
by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Award for Teaching Excellence
Cedar Crest College Alumnae
Board Member of the Year
The Boys and Girls Club of Allentown
The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) is the leading voice, convener, and resource for media literacy education. NAMLE aims to make media literacy highly valued and widely practiced as an essential life skill. Read full web story here.
My media literacy work continues at home with my three daughters ages 10, 13, & 15. It’s not easy to be a child or a parent in our media saturated culture, but there are ways in which we can prepare youth for their digital lives, and I am working on this daily.
My husband and I founded Cactus Blue in 2004 and today we have a beautiful restaurant in Emmaus, PA and a food truck that finds its home across the Lehigh Valley. It is a privilege to serve people and we are grateful to do so.
And, I’d also love to introduce you to our pup Copper!
He is three and came to us from Tennessee during the early days of the pandemic. We don’t know much about the type of dog he is, but we know he is the best. And, he’s only eaten my work a handful of times.
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