Our Team
We are a small team with more than 85 years of combined experience in education, content production and marketing.
Our mission is to educate, elevate and empower you. So if you want to become a confident user, learner and creator, you're in luck.
Come join our thriving community. We believe in collaboration and we believe in you, and we are very much looking forward to helping you grow.
Derry
Creative. Educator. Technology Coach.
Freedom to Create was built over 25 years of working one-on-one with thousands of people from all walks of life. The overwhelmed and the inspired. The stuck and the ambitious. People reinventing themselves, following through on a creative idea, or simply stopping that out-of-control feeling every time they opened their laptop.
Derry spent over 10,000 hours as an Apple Creative trainer at its flagship store in Boston, with a deep focus on storytelling, creativity, and making technology feel approachable for everyone. For the past 12 years she has offered independent consulting to families, individuals, schools, and small businesses — opening minds and doors to possibilities people didn't know were available to them.
Before that, she spent six years as "the computer teacher" for grades K through 3 in the Cohasset Public School system, introducing young children to creativity through technology.
Everything you need to have the freedom to create is right here inside this community. And this is how I know.
Alex
Creative. Writer. Filmmaker.
Alex had realized a passion for storytelling at an early age, launching a lifelong relationship with all types of creative communication. With an education in filmmaking, he has contributed to a variety of creative projects throughout his career. Working in the retail and hospitality industries, Alex has focused his attention on training and development, bringing to the table modern and innovative ways of sharing information.
Recognizing there is no one-size-fits-all method of teaching, Alex takes care to create a personalized learning experience. But more importantly, he strives to empower learners with the tools and confidence needed to grow their skills beyond the classroom - so to speak.
Jim
Marketer. Planner. Creative.
Jim’s career started over 45 years ago. He has worked as a marketing and operations specialist for Fortune 50 companies, start-ups and major not-for-profit organizations. He has also led companies that have launched new technologies and service companies that provided consulting and communications strategy for brands in almost every category.
Most importantly he helps people establish an identity for products and services that stands apart from competitors in the open market. That identity lies in their core values and the clarity with which they state their case and purpose.
Noa
Our camera-shy, freelance illustrator :)
