Tisch Cistrunk-Parmelee

Learning Strategist | Instructional Designer

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Evidence-driven learning experiences that:

  • Support people

  • Enhance performance

  • Reduce risk

Education

Masters -| Instructional Design (Honors) March 2026

Masters -| Strategic Communication (Honors) 2022
Certificate in Conflict Management

Bachelors -| Communication (Summa cum Laude) 2018
Certificate in Leadership

FAQs

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  • My work spans financial services, aviation safety, healthcare, and other regulated environments where accuracy, consistency, and judgment are critical.

  • I treat SMEs and stakeholders as partners. I guide conversations with focused questions, surface decision points, and validate content without overburdening reviewers, so expertise is respected and the project keeps moving.

  • I begin by understanding the organizational context, constraints, learner realities, and desired outcomes before recommending a learning approach. This ensures the solution is grounded in evidence and feasibility rather than assumptions.

  • In regulated environments, engagement comes from designing how learners encounter required content. Therefore, I focus on decision-making and real scenarios.

  • I look beyond completion rates to how learning influences decisions and behavior. Effectiveness is measured through learner performance patterns, scenario outcomes, feedback, and risk reduction and error prevention.

Stakeholder Testimonials

"Tisch is an exceptional designer whose creativity and technical skills consistently deliver high-quality results."

R. Shead

"Professional communicator, yet candid. Persuasive and engaging designs. Collaborative, innovative, positive… all the other good ‘-ives’!"

WJ Aviation

"Sets the bar high in presentation and narration. Statistics can be very boring, but her visual presentation kept me engaged."

A. Balogh