Use Me. Seriously.

Pick my brain. Borrow my experience. Give me a problem to poke at.

I spend most of my working life teaching neurodivergent young adults, developing curriculum, and figuring out how to make educational institutions function a little more like they were designed with actual humans in mind.

Along the way, I've accumulated a fairly eclectic collection of knowledge about disability, neurodivergence, education, transitions, student support, and organizational behavior. Some of it came from research, some from experience, and some from watching a perfectly reasonable idea collide with institutional reality.

I enjoy sharing what I've learned. I also genuinely like helping people work through problems, particularly the ones that have been sitting around long enough that everyone has accepted them as permanent fixtures.

So, if you think I might be useful, ask. That's pretty much why this page exists.

What I Do

Workshops & Professional Development

I present on neurodivergence, disability, education, and the many peculiar ways our institutions manage to make simple things unnecessarily complicated.

I've accumulated a fairly eclectic collection of workshops over the years, covering everything from tutoring neurodivergent students to curriculum reform, college transitions, and the hidden rules everyone apparently expects students to figure out for themselves.

Some are ready to go. Others can be adapted to your particular audience. And if you need something entirely different, that's why we have Bespoke.

Browse my Workshops

Consultation & Problem-Solving

Sometimes you don't need another presentation. You need somebody to listen, ask a few uncomfortable questions, and help untangle a problem.

I can help with program development, student support strategies, curriculum, educational transitions, institutional practices, and other challenges that don't come with particularly useful instruction manuals.

My approach is research-informed but firmly grounded in reality. I'm interested in what works, why it works, and whether it's something your organization can reasonably accomplish without creating a new department and hiring a vice president to oversee it.

Mentorship & Pilot Projects

This might be my favorite.

Maybe someone on your staff has an idea for supporting students differently but isn't sure how to get started. Maybe your team attended a workshop, got excited, and then ran face-first into the realities of Tuesday morning.

Rather than simply dispensing advice and disappearing, I can help someone design, implement, and evaluate a manageable pilot project.

The goal isn't to make you dependent on me. It's to help your team try something, learn from it, and develop the confidence to keep going without me hovering in the background.

Where I Do It

Pretty much anywhere people are willing to listen, ask questions, and occasionally challenge what I have to say.

Schools, Colleges & Universities

Faculty meetings, tutoring centers, professional development days, graduate seminars, staff retreats, and classrooms. I particularly enjoy interactive sessions where people bring real challenges instead of politely nodding through 40 slides of beige.

Families, Parent Groups & Transition Teams

The move from K-12 services into college or adult life can be bewildering, particularly when everyone involved has spent years operating within the same system.

I'm happy to speak with parent groups, participate in transition conversations, or join exit IEP meetings when an outside perspective might help clarify expectations, opportunities, and next steps.

Conferences, Fairs & Community Organizations

I've presented to groups ranging from a handful of people to large campus audiences. Formal lectures, panel discussions, workshops, or informal conversations are all fine. I can even behave reasonably professionally when provided with a microphone.

Virtually or In Person

I'm based in the San Francisco Bay Area, but geography has become considerably less interesting since Zoom arrived.

Most of my workshops and consulting can happen virtually. I'm also happy to travel when it makes sense, although I reserve the right to complain about airport parking.

What it Costs

I used to work in high-end retail, where there was a fairly straightforward distinction between buying something off the rack, having it tailored, and commissioning something bespoke.

I think the same approach works for professional development. Not everybody needs a custom-designed experience, and not everybody has a custom-designed budget.

So, welcome to my extremely small and somewhat unconventional consulting boutique.

All prices below are for virtual engagements.

Not sure what to choose? Browse the Workshop Catalog first. Once you've found something interesting, we can figure out how much tailoring it needs. Or just book a meeting with me and let's chat!

Off the Rack | $100–$175

The Outlet | $100

The clearance rack. Nothing wrong with last season's collection.

For smaller organizations, community groups, and teams that want useful information without much ceremony.

Choose from my existing workshops
45-minute virtual presentation
15 minutes of questions
No advance consultation or customization

Same expertise, smaller package. Offered as availability permits.

Ready-to-Wear | $175

Off the rack. Good material, no alterations.

Choose one of my existing workshops and I'll present it to your organization.

60-minute virtual presentation
15-minute Q&A
Existing presentation materials and resources
No advance consultation or customization

Perfect if an existing presentation already covers what you need. No reason to reinvent the wheel when the wheel fits.

Tailored | $250

A little fitting, a few alterations, and suddenly it looks like it was made for you.

This is my favorite option, and the one I'd recommend for most organizations.

We start with an existing workshop, but adapt it to your staff, your students, and the challenges you're actually encountering.

30-minute consultation to discuss your organization, audience, and goals
Review of staff-reported challenges, roadblocks, and relevant information about your student population
Substantial customization of the workshop, including examples and strategies specific to your organization
60-minute virtual presentation
30-minute interactive Q&A
Email consultation for questions arising from the workshop during the following 30 days

I want to know where your staff are getting stuck. Tell me what hasn't worked, give me some context about your students, and I'll make the presentation relevant to your particular situation.

I'm not especially interested in giving the same presentation 50 times and calling it personalized because I changed the logo on the first slide.

Bespoke | $650 and up

Built from scratch. You pick the fabric, we discuss the cut, and I'll try not to stick you with a pin.

Sometimes the thing you need doesn't exist in my current collection.

Maybe you're developing a new program, tackling an institutional problem, or exploring something that requires more than an adapted presentation.

A typical bespoke engagement includes:

60-minute discovery and planning consultation
Development of an original workshop addressing your objectives
Relevant research, examples, activities, and resources
90-minute interactive virtual workshop
30-minute Q&A and discussion
Customized takeaway resource or implementation guide
30 days of email consultation

Bespoke work is quoted according to scope. I'd much rather agree on a price and a clear set of deliverables up front than surprise anybody with a bill for every conversation we have along the way.

Longer engagements are available if needed, that's why it's bespoke!

After the Workshop

Workshops are great. People get excited, take notes, make ambitious plans, and return to their desks to discover 47 unread emails and a printer that has decided to become a philosophical problem.

Sometimes a little follow-through makes all the difference.

The Second Fitting | $125

Because sometimes you don't discover the problem until you actually wear the thing.

A 60-minute virtual follow-up session, usually three to six weeks after the original workshop.

Your team has had a chance to try some of the ideas, encounter unexpected obstacles, and discover which recommendations survived contact with actual students.

We get back together, discuss what worked and what didn't, and figure out what might be worth adjusting.

Bring your questions, successes, and spectacularly unsuccessful experiments. Those are often the most interesting.

The Wear Test | $450

Looks great on the hanger. Let's see how it holds up in real life.

A mentored 6-8 week pilot for a staff member or small team ready to put a new idea into practice.

Includes:

Initial planning session to define the challenge, and measures of success
Two mentoring sessions to troubleshoot and make adjustments
Email support throughout the pilot
Final debrief
A pattern for what comes next

You do the work. I'll help with the fitting, adjustments, and occasional loose thread.

The Whole Wardrobe | $750

For those who'd rather have the complete ensemble.

This combines:

One Tailored workshop
One Second Fitting follow-up session
One mentored pilot project

We start by exploring ideas, give your staff time to try them, and then support a small project that can turn the discussion into something sustainable.

Purchased separately, these services would total $825. The bundle saves $75, which probably won't transform your organization's finances, but might buy some decent snacks for your next staff meeting.

A Note About Money

I'm fortunate enough to have a job I love, and I'm not looking to launch a second career as a management consultant. I do this because I think the work matters, I enjoy the conversations, and useful knowledge shouldn't spend its entire life trapped inside academic journals and conference presentations.

The prices above reflect my time and expertise, but I've deliberately kept them accessible.

If you're an individual, a family, a student group, or a small nonprofit without a professional development budget, please don't let the prices scare you away. I frequently provide support at no charge or for whatever an organization can reasonably afford.

On the other hand, if you're an institution with a professional development budget, I'd appreciate you using it. That makes it much easier for me to keep helping the people who don't have one.

In-person engagements, travel, and larger projects are quoted individually. Recording, redistribution, or ongoing use of workshop materials beyond the agreed engagement can also be discussed.

And because student privacy matters, any student information provided for consultation or pilot projects should be aggregated or de-identified. I don't need confidential records to help you figure out why something isn't working.

Have something in mind? Tell me about it. We'll figure out whether I'm the right person to help, what that might look like, and whether any money needs to change hands.

I promise not to charge you for asking.

Google Sites

Report abuse