Makeda Mays Green
PlayGen/DigitalShoreditch
Co-Founder & Exec Dir
Makeda Mays Green is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Digi Play, an independent consulting firm dedicated to creating quality content for young children. As an educational consultant for media companies, she evaluates the most effective ways to reach target audiences through curriculum design and usability research. She also creates and implements educational content across digital platforms. Among her many projects is The Journals of Mama Mae and Lee Lee, an immersive, child-directed storytelling app produced by Grammy Award-winning artist, Alicia Keys. In addition to her role as an educational consultant, Green serves as the lead user researcher and curriculum specialist for Nick Jr. Games. In this capacity, she helps to develop award-winning interactive games and mobile apps across Nick Jr. brands (including Dora the Explorer, Wallykazam and Bubble Guppies). Prior to her role at Nick Jr., Green worked as the director of education & research, digital media at Sesame Workshop.