Andrea Flores

Senior Learning Experience Learning Designer, World Mosquito Program

“Michele was a writer for a new course we were developing at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (where I was a senior learning designer). She always had a positive attitude, was able to work with very little supervision, and wrote assessments and content with minimum direction. She’s an excellent thought partner and problem solver.”

Brittany Tawes

Learning Experience Designer, NovoEd

“Michele has volunteered as a learning coach for our free five-week online learning experience design course. I find the insightful and detailed comments she gives her learners on their assignments to be inspiring and motivating. She is fantastic at facilitating learning experiences, and has deep knowledge of adult learning.”

Chris Scherer

Director, New Program Initiatives & Digital Learning, Rutgers University

“While at Films Media Group (formerly Films for the Humanities & Sciences), I hired Michele to create instructional designs for educational programs and teachers’ guides; research and assign educational standards; and analyze program script. I was struck by the quality of her research, and her talents as a writer able to translate difficult concepts into terms that teachers, students, and producers understand.”

Susan O’Brien

Nursing Program Administrator, NYC DOHMH Office of School Health

“Michele is an incredibly talented curriculum developer and trainer. She is also extremely hardworking and conscientious. Her curriculum work is imaginative, interactive, and exciting for the learner. She effectively conveys necessary key messages.”

Sara Gillen

Chief Program Officer, Community Health Action of Staten Island

“Michele is an experienced and gifted curriculum developer who produced three phenomenal modules (harm reduction, HIV/ HCV, documentation skills) for Community Health Action on a very tight deadline. She conducted research, talked to subject matter experts in our organization, and developed appropriate exercises as part of the training experience. Michele was always communicative, and continually strove for product perfection.”

Karin Rex

Learning Experience Architect, Geeky Girl, LLC

“I worked with Michele on several instructional design projects for InSync Training. She has a rich grasp of how people learn and can convert that understanding into accessible, engaging, and enjoyable learning opportunities. Michele created storyboards that I used to design interactive learning with PowToons, Captivate, and RISE 360. Michele helped me design and produceduser guides for a virtual training program for a Dropbox project. She's focused, industrious, and resourceful.”

Phylise Banner

Learning Experience Deisgner, Phylise Banner Consulting, LLC

“I’ve had the privilege of working with Michele on learning design and content development consulting projects since 2016. She brings a unique perspective to every project – enabling others to innovate and push beyond their limits. I am especially in awe of Michele’s insight and expertise throughout the discovery phase of client projects we have worked on. She crafts questions that generate deep and thoughtful responses, enabling clients to better understand their learning design and content challenges. Her writing skills are exemplary: She can start with a blank slate, or take existing content and make it clear, concise, engaging, and relevant. Michele truly cares about the impact her work has on the world, and that care is reflected in the design, development, and strategy work that she does.”

Kristin Kernan

Senior Graphic Designer and Creative Director

“I’ve worked with Michele on a wide range of projects over the past several years and it is always a wonderful experience. Not only is Michele extremely intelligent, reliable, hard-working and imaginative. The addition of her astute eye and attention to detail make for the most professional, high-quality products.”

Aubrey Gallegos

Former Community Engagement and Education Manager, POV

“Michele wrote a number of middle school and high school lesson plans to accompany the documentaries produced and broadcasted on PBS. POV lesson plans span a wide range of social concerns and require deep understanding of complex issues; sensitivity to all points of view on hot-button topics; creativity to make the issues accessible and engaging for students; and an in-depth understanding of Common Core and McREL standards. Michele navigated all of this with an ever-positive attitude and flexibility, bringing a unique voice and perspective to lesson plans.”

Maureen Costello

Director, Teaching Tolerance, Southern Poverty Law Center

”I engaged Michele as a freelance writer and curriculum developer on several projects, including one that involved rather esoteric subject matter. She conducted excellent research, asked great questions, and showed willingness to collaborate. Her writing is crisp; her passion for education great.”

Vicky Williams

Senior Program Director, Frost Valley YMCA

“Working with Michele was a pleasure as well as a truly professional experience. She helped to develop a curriculum for several healthy living initiatives we offer at our YMCA camp and conference center. Michele was thorough and timely. It was evident how much she cares for the work she does and her clients. The lesson plans she constructed for us work for teaching nutrition education and organic gardening to young people of all ages and experience levels.”

Jess Peabody

Program Director, The People Piece

“I have deeply enjoyed my work with Michele! Her skills as an instructional designer, writer, content creator. and copywriter have been a huge asset to our team. Michele is an excellent collaborator and brings a healthy dose of challenge to the table to ensure our work is top notch. She comes with a breadth of knowledge, experience, and is a joy to work with along the way!”