La Dawna Minnis

La Dawna Minnis has a diverse work experience spanning several industries and roles. La Dawna currently works as an Instructional Designer & Trainer at Kantata, where they conduct needs assessments, develops instructional design strategies, and leads the design and development of training programs and resources. Prior to this, they were an Independent Business Owner at Playful Learning Design, where they managed all aspects of the business.

La Dawna also served as the Online Community Manager & Creative Director at pedagome, where they facilitated various instructional design initiatives, managed community development and platform, and engaged in social media marketing.

Their experience at the University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education involved roles as the Interim Instructional Design Lead and Assistant Director of Instructional Design & Instructor Support at DesignPlus, where they oversaw program planning, mentored instructional designers, and collaborated with stakeholders on media production and course development projects. La Dawna also worked as an Instructional Designer, partnering with subject matter experts and instructors to develop online and hybrid courses.

La Dawna Minnis has also worked in non-profit organizations such as the Nonprofit Learning Lab, where they served as the Marketing Coordinator / Designer and assisted with conference planning, social media content development, and graphic design. La Dawna has also worked as an Instructional Designer at the University of California and as the Director of Education Programs at We Are the Next, where they coordinated education programming, managed social media initiatives, and facilitated program-related events and workshops.

Additionally, they have experience in the art and museum field, serving as a Museum Experience Facilitator and Docent at the Long Beach Museum of Art, as well as a Workshop Assistant at the Museum of Latin American Art. Earlier in their career, they worked as the Office Manager and Administrative Specialist at Northstar Learning Center, where they managed the office, developed curriculum, and conducted marketing and promotional activities.

La Dawna Minnis earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Art Education from California State University, Long Beach, where they studied from 2008 to 2013. Following their undergraduate studies, they pursued a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Information & Learning Technologies with an emphasis in eLearning Design & Implementation at the University of Colorado-Denver from 2014 to 2015.

In addition to their academic achievements, La Dawna Minnis has obtained several certifications. La Dawna received the Kantata OX | Product Expert Certification from Kantata in October 2022. In October 2019, they completed the "Improving Your Conflict Competence" certification offered by LinkedIn. In June 2017, they attained the "Applying the QM Rubric" certification provided by QM Quality Matters. Furthermore, La Dawna Minnis holds a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification from the Red Cross, although the specific date of completion is not provided in the available information.