Leadership & Service

• Smithsonian Science Education Center Internship Program, Educator Intern 06/30/2025 - 02/14/2026

  • Project Title: Smithsonian Science Curriculum Development Internship for Educators

  • Project Description: Overall, this internship aims to provide an opportunity for current classroom teachers to learn about curriculum development practices and processes by shadowing and participating in conceptualizing the approach and activities within a guide from the very beginning of the development process. Although SSEC staff will be doing all the writing, we will be guided by the decisions and perspectives within the intern co-hort.

•  UGAIN-Reading National Leadership Cohort member for Cohort Year 1, 

  • As a cohort member of U-GAIN Reading, I will actively enhance literacy for young readers by participating in 1-hour cohort meetings and an additional hour of pre/post work every six weeks during Cohort Year 1 (April 2025 - April 2026). I will provide synchronous and asynchronous feedback to inform U-GAIN Reading's leadership and research agenda while collaborating with staff and Science of Reading advisors to co-design public-facing resources and events focused on using AI in early literacy. I will be compensated $100 per cycle, potentially earning up to $900, which includes a 1-hour virtual meeting and an hour of asynchronous work for each cycle.

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

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

  • Awarded $600 in DonorsChoose 

• 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

Coding for Climate: LEGO Fortnite Odyssey Educator Workshop,  April 1st, 2025, Virtual Professional Development

Coding for Climate: LEGO Fortnite Odyssey Educator Workshop,  April 1st, 2025, Virtual Professional Development

5 Best Practices For Game-Based Teaching, October 14th, 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

• "A Perfect Day with Rube and Jennifer", Award recipient of Engineering a Story Lesson Plan Competition by Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)