Mig is well suited in her dual role as a teacher/media specialist, with a B.A. and M.A. in English, a Masters of Library Science, and 32 years teaching experience. She has been teaching at Carolina Friends School for 30 years, a Quaker school in Durham, North Carolina. In addition to serving as the Media Specialist for Middle/Upper Schools, Mig also teaches English, video production and digital storytelling classes. She has been awarded several grants for her work with students in documentary filmmaking, and both she and her students have won regional and national awards for short films addressing environmental and social issues. Mig was selected as a 2014 PBS Learning Media Lead Digital Innovator. She has presented at both national and regional conferences (NCAIS, AMLE); most recently, she presented her work on digital autobiography at NCTies 2015