About

Since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic began, Bridgette’s expertise in e-learning solutions have been highly sought after by academic institutions, as well as by teaching faculty for individual mentorships. During these unprecedented times, Bridgette has provided training on remote teaching, developing synchronous and asynchronous courses, hybrid, hyflex and web-enhanced classes, all while maintaining a learner-centered online learning environment in these modalities. 

Bridgette Yaxley earned a Masters degree in Education in English from SUNY College at Brockport, where her thesis research focused on how to use instructional technologies to prepare middle school students to take ELA standardized state assessments. Bridgette also earned a Masters degree in Education, majoring in Teaching & Curriculum, from the University of Rochester, where her thesis research focused on how to alleviate concerns while training faculty in online course design. Bridgette served as an e-intern twice in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Education & Cultural Affairs program (Virtual Student Foreign Services) researching ways to utilize online learning to increase international student populations at American higher education institutions through scholarship programs. Both internships and Bridgette’s level of dedication were commended by the U.S. Secretary of State with signed certificates.

Bridgette is now ABD completing her Ed.D. in Instructional Technologies at American College of Education.

Bridgette is also a multi-award-winning professional screenwriter, producer and director. She has earned multiple nominations for screenplays she has written, and awards for Best Original Screenplay at The Burbank International Film Festival (2018), Best Comedy Screenplay at the Los Angeles International Film Festival (2020), and Official Selection at many other prestigious film festivals from NYC to Orlando and in Hollywood. Bridgette is also the Founder and CEO of Trailblazing Female Productions where her experience in digital media, screenwriting and cinematic production has paired seamlessly.