Origin Story

Origins

I started my own design agency in 2000 and was featured in Essence magazine: “Emerging Entrepreneur—How She Did It”. After generating derivations of my business and earning my M.Ed. in Reading Education, I transformed my marketing communications business into a literacy consultancy for instructional design and professional development.

Storytelling

So I am Called came to me in a dream. For years I journaled about characters until 2010 I authored, and illustrated the story, then designed and distributed the book through Inscription Press, a division of QuinceED.

Practice

In the classroom, I create curricula to teach 9-12 English courses within the context of multicultural texts. Through professional development platforms, I share workshops on “Outliers, Outlaws and Outcasts: Storytellling Beyond the Hero’s Journey” and “Asynchronous American History”.