Called “one of the great teachers of our time” by the Carnegie Foundation, I hold the title of Distinguished Professor in the Michael Graves College at Kean University. I’ve taught university students, as well as trained industry professionals, to generate lots of worthwhile ideas. It’s no surprise people consider me a creativity expert. But I’m more than that—I use my creative powers for good.

I champion my university students, advocate for industry diversity, equity, and inclusion, and provide university scholarships. I’ve earned recognition for my design, writing, teaching, art, and research, including awards from the National Society of Arts and Letters, ADCNJ, GDUSA, the National League of Pen Women, Teacher of the Year, NJ Author’s Award, Kean Presidential Excellence awards for research, Human Rights Educator award, among others. 

For six years, I was a co-chair of Design Incubation, a design research organization, and I’ve juried design and advertising competitions. Now I’m writing The New Art of Ideas (Berrett-Koehler), and co-authoring a book with Greg Braun, titled Shareworthy: Storytelling for Advertising (Columbia University Press).

When I’m not working, you can find me dancing with my husband or watching Jeopardy with our daughter in my hometown of NYC.