Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

Almost a decade ago, Meghan returned to ASU to pursue her bachelor’s degree in psychology, with a focus on health. However, she was also fascinated by subjects such as Effective Thinking, Cognitive Psychology of Academic Success, and Developmental Psychology. While attending school, she volunteered as a classroom aide and served on the PTA at her children’s K-8 school. During this time, she noticed a need for more creativity for her daughter and the school as a whole.

As a child, she participated in Odyssey of the Mind (“OM”), a creative problem-solving competition program, which inspired her to approach the school’s administration with a proposal to let her start a program for their students. With the school’s support and parent volunteer coaches from diverse backgrounds, they established three teams consisting of approximately twenty students in 2nd-8th grade. Teams met after school and on weekends, where they designed, built, and showcased innovative solutions to complex, year-long problems at Regional, State, and World Final Tournaments. Over four years, the teams consistently won Regional and State OM competitions, qualifying them to compete at the World Finals. While the awards were gratifying, the most significant accomplishments were the individual triumphs, friendships, resilience, and creativity that she observed, nurtured, and celebrated through problem-solving.

When her daughter began high school last year, they both were inspired to continue, this time with a broader mission. With help, they decided to create a nonprofit community club. Along with former teammates, coaches, and some fantastic new additions, she founded the Creative Innovators Project (CIP), to provide opportunities for creativity and problem-solving for children—not only in competitions and schools but also within our community.

When she is not working on the Creative Innovators Project, she focuses on her other passions for health and wellness through her work as a coach, educator, and content creator. She is also the proud mom to two high school students at Liberty High School, a wife to a very patient husband who tolerates her creative chaos, and a caretaker for a menagerie of animals that help maintain her sanity and groundedness.

Devon is a former Special Education teacher with a Master’s degree in Curriculum Design from Northern Arizona University. Throughout her teaching career, she worked with students facing a wide range of challenges—including learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and cognitive or medical differences caused by birth conditions or brain trauma. Her passion was always creating meaningful, real-world learning experiences tailored to each child’s unique needs, interests, and ways of thinking.

As a mom of two girls, Devon began to see the disconnect between traditional schooling and what her own children truly needed. After long school days, her daughter often came home drained, overstimulated, and disengaged. Devon wasn’t searching for just another activity—she wanted something that would refill her child’s imagination, spark her confidence, and celebrate her weird, wild creativity.

When a friend introduced her to Creative Innovators, Devon immediately recognized that this was the kind of environment she had been looking for—not just for her kids, but for families like hers.

Today, Devon combines her educational expertise and personal parenting experience to help shape the vision and communication behind Creative Innovators’ programs. She is committed to creating a space where families feel seen and supported, and where every child walks away feeling confident, capable, and like they truly belong.