Learning Strategist · Investor · Author · Course Creator · Mom
From building Udacity's introductory statistics course (hundreds of thousands of enrollments) to many of McKinsey & Company's first online courses, to leading engineering content development at Applied Materials — I've spent my career designing learning experiences that change how people work. Currently I focus on learning strategy for field technicians in the semiconductor industry.
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While the majority of my portfolio is in stocks, about 40% of my net worth is in real estate and 2% is in seed and Series A funds. I bought my first property in 2016, performed multiple rehabs, and have always self-managed all tenancies. I also hold a real estate license and am the founder of SLCAgentMatch.com.
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My debut memoir, Adventures of a Chess Girl: Into the Depths of the Chess World and Back Again, was published in December 2025. It's a coming-of-age story about my early twenties — rising to become one of the top 100 women chess players in the nation, while figuring out how to make it in the world of adulthood.
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I've created several online courses on topics I love: chess, handwriting, algebra, and the basics of cooking. I've also written a statistics textbook, Street-Smart Stats: A Friendly Introduction to Statistical Research Methods. All courses are free or low-cost — I made them for the joy of it.
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The most important thing I do is raise my two little ones — a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old. Here I share some thoughts and reflections on motherhood and being a working mom.
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Things that bring me joy: surfing, snowboarding, doing aerial silks, singing, playing piano, and so much more!
Explore more →When I look back at my life, it's broken into several distinct chapters. Childhood with my parents, running wild and free in the forests of Indiana. Elementary school after moving to Salt Lake City where I competed in...