Blanca Torres-Olave
Senior Instructional Designer · American Academy of Dermatology Association
Her healthcare-focused flagship project helped her land her dream role, with two offers to choose from.
Read Their Story →Real career-changers.
Real instructional design work.
Meet the graduates who landed instructional design roles and browse the portfolios that opened doors. Most of them started out unsure a career change like this was even possible. These stories are real, and they show exactly how each person got there.
- Unlimitedin-depth feedback from your dedicated ID mentor
- $86,686average US instructional designer incomeInstructional Design Salary Survey — industry-wide, not a Peck Academy stat.
- 3live workshops every single week
Student Spotlight
Robert Gutierrez
Instructional Designer · Advanced Systems Group
After 15 years in the classroom, Peck Academy gave him direction, belonging in a new field, and the tools to get hired.
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Daniel Guimont
Bilingual Learning Consultant · Aviva Canada
Went from imposter syndrome to a fully remote role as a Bilingual Learning Consultant.
Read Their Story →Portfolios That Open Doors
Gretchen Cohenour
Coordinator II, Instructional Design · Tarrant County College
After 23 years in higher ed, her portfolio helped her land an ID role. Now she's leading a nine-person team serving 49,000+ learners.
Read Their Story →
Davis Rideout
Manager, Strategic Initiatives · Infotect Design Solutions
His portfolio gained visibility, his LinkedIn presence grew, and the interviews started coming in.
Read Their Story →
Dima Qattan
Senior Instructional Designer · Palacio Collaborative
Resigned from 20+ years of teaching and landed a fully remote L&D role.
Read Their Story →Projects Worth Sharing
First 72 Hours
Rachel Yumin Gwak
Rachel turned a humane-society volunteer shift into a branching simulation where new adopters rehearse a dog's first three days, with a spoken AI practice call built right into it.
A Leader's Response
Yajaida De Jesus
Yajaida built an AI-powered simulation where leaders practice emotionally intelligent conversations with a struggling employee and get personalized feedback on how it landed.
Onboarding Time Capsule
Joshua Fernandez
Joshua came to instructional design from teaching, and built a cinematic onboarding experience where every choice a new hire makes ripples across the team.
Browse Featured Graduates
The graduates below are the ones who've shared their stories with us so far, not the full roster of everyone who has completed the program over the years. New stories are added as graduates opt in.
34 graduates featured
Davis Rideout
Manager, Strategic Initiatives · Infotect Design Solutions
Sheree Caminita
Learning Experience Designer · Legacy FM
Daniel Guimont
Bilingual Learning Consultant · Aviva Canada
Robert Gutierrez
Instructional Designer · Advanced Systems Group
Jessica Thal
Freelance Instructional Designer · most recently Center for Responsive Schools
Dima Qattan
Senior Instructional Designer · Palacio Collaborative
Gretchen Cohenour
Coordinator II, Instructional Design · Tarrant County College
Mya Slocumb
Learning Experience Designer · Velera
Jacqueline LeFevre
Learning Experience Designer / Instructional Designer · EMSI
Jennifer Russ
Instructional Designer · Russ Learning & Strategy
Shekinah Terry
Instructional Designer II · Advent Health Information Technology
Catherine Schwebel
Instructional Designer · Catherine Schwebel Instructional Design
Jeremy Chestnut
Instructional Designer · most recently Educology Solutions
Maggie Teper
Instructional Designer · True Group, Inc.
Vanessa Miller
Instructional Designer · UCSF Health
Katherine Porter
Professional Development Specialist – Instructional Design · McDermott Will & Schulte
Joy Spears
eLearning Developer / Trainer · Research Foundation of The City University of New York
Sean Anderson
Instructional Designer · JetBlue
Min Tang
Learning Experience Architect · Fidelity Investments
Caroline Roberts
Senior Instructional Designer · AutoNation
Robbie Christian
Instructional Designer & eLearning Developer
Kassie Calvo
Senior Instructional Designer · ArchWell Health
David Leisey
Instructional Designer · Ensign Services
Joanna Cappuccilli
Learning Technology Program Manager · Amazon Web Services
Nicole Stephens
Founder & Principal · iNStep Consulting
Kimberly Goh
Interactive Video Designer & Freelance eLearning Expert · most recently The Interactive Story
Rachna Ghiya
eLearning Designer & Developer
Laura Strombergsson
Instructional Designer · Guidehouse
Aleksandra Drobik
Learning Experience Designer · Fidelity Investments
Aneta Wisniewska
Instructional Designer · University of Minnesota
Blanca Torres-Olave
Senior Instructional Designer · American Academy of Dermatology Association
Jenny Glenn
Learning Experience Designer · most recently ChosenWell Initiative
Paige Casey
Senior Technical Instructional Designer · CSG
Steven Chea
Instructional Designer · SureSkills