Valerie Taylor has extensive experience working in the corporate sector, as well as an academic background in animation including user experience design, information architecture, knowledge management, literature, web design and development, and visual, digital, print production, and mixed media. As a college professor, she has taught classes on branding, design, typography, color theory, code, Adobe software, studio arts, user experience design, interaction design, interface design, portfolio management, digital graphics, and imaging. She previously served as an adjunct professor at multiple colleges in New York and currently is an assistant professor at The College of Westchester, New York Institute of Technology, Touro College Graduate School of Technology, and Touro's Lander College for Women.

Areas of Expertise

Visual storytelling, user experience, and web design

Education

• Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Columbia University 
• Masters of Science in User Experience Design, Kent State University