Molly is equal parts strategist, facilitator, designer, and change-maker. In 2020, she founded Molocollaborative, a consultancy that helps people and organizations design for inclusion, creativity and deep engagement. Trained as a learning researcher and with two decades in nonprofit leadership, she’s  focused her career on understanding human potential, designing for learning, and leading transformational change. 

Molly holds a PhD in education from U.C. Santa Cruz, where she was awarded a National Science Foundation fellowship with the Center for Informal Learning and Schools, pioneered research on learning outside of schools, and presented her work internationally. She launched her career as the “snake lady” at the Montshire Museum of Science and worked at museums across the country, including the Exploratorium, the Boston Museum of Science, and ECHO at the Leahy Center. 

After 20 years in education, Molly pivoted to focus on learning in the workplace. Her accomplishments have included advising Senator Becca Balint in statewide community engagement, launching DEI initiatives at ECHO and Let’s Grow Kids, convening community-wide conversations about race in Burlington, and supporting leadership development at King Street Center and NOFA Vermont. Molly attended Wesleyan University, Harvard Graduate School of Education, UC Santa Cruz, and is the recipient of two leadership fellowships through the Noyce Foundation and Snelling Institute. She lives in Burlington, Vermont with her spouse and a lively assortment of kids and dogs.