I am a senior learning designer, multidisciplinary artist, and educator currently leading teams in academic learning and success. I am deeply invested in exploring the intersection between critical pedagogy and design aesthetics within the realm of arts-based research, education, visual storytelling, and imagination. The Arts can be used as a powerful tool for learning and passionate about advocating for community-based creative arts education and social design that promotes an engaged visual culture for successful learning and experiential outcomes no matter the discipline. For me, art is not just a hobby or luxury - it is an essential component of everyday life that should be accessible and inclusive to everyone.