About Yvonne
My upbringing in Hawai'i and my nomadic life in the US colors my world. I am passionate about using design as a problem solving tool, motivated by a love of progress, and empowered by the desire to gain and share knowledge.
My interest and practice with visual and layout design started at 8 years old, when I became a reporter and layout editor for my school newspaper. For the next 10 years, I was part of award winning school teams for various writing, multimedia, and design competitions.
'alawa is a Hawaiian word that means to glance. It also means a knowing glance, or to diagnose by insight. It was a word I saw frequently for 30 years and has been a theme of my professional life.
Upcoming: DevLearn Pre-Conference Workshop, October 24, 2023
Speaking and Presentations
I've had wonderful opportunities to share about the design process and accessibility for learning and development with various audiences.
Podcast interview: Episode 28 of Russell Sweep's The L&D Hot Seat
Virtual Conference: The Accessible & Inclusive Design Conference 2023 (AIDC23) Day 4, 2 pm Session.
Monthly Facilitator: Global Learning and Development Community (GLDC)'s Accessibility Co-Lab
Instructional Design Special Interest Group Presenter: Association for Talent Development (ATD) Fort-Worth Mid-Cities Chapter
In-Person Conference Presenter: The Articulate User Conference hosted by The Learning Guild, co-located to DevLearn 2022
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