Beck Tench is a simplifier, illustrator, story teller and
technologist. Formally trained as a graphics designer at the
University of North Carolina’s School of Journalism and Mass
Communication, she has spent her career elbow deep in web work of all
sorts – from the knowledge work of information architecture and design
to the hands dirty work of writing code and testing user experiences.
Currently, she serves as Director for Innovation and Digital
Engagement at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC where she
studies and experiments with how visitors and staff use technology to
plan, enhance and share their everyday lives.