Professor Cloud has been an adjunct faculty member at Catholic Law since 2014. In addition to her work with the National Mock Trial Team, she also teaches Trial Practice. In 2024, the student body named her Adjunct Professor of the Year.

When she’s not working with students in the courtroom, Professor Cloud heads the legal training practice at KNP Communications. In that capacity, she leads presentation skills training programs at many of the country’s top BigLaw firms, as well as practitioners in advocacy and public policy. She has provided presentation skills training for NASA engineers, National Parks Superintendents, recording industry executives, and healthcare professionals.

A former performing artist, Professor Cloud earned a B.F.A in Theatre Performance from Miami University before graduating cum laude from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. In law school, she was an active member of the National Trial Team, and was selected to be the Student Commencement Speaker for the class of 2012. Upon graduation, Professor Cloud served as a Constitutional Law Fellow at the Institute for Justice. She has represented clients in both criminal and civil litigation, and is a member of the Maryland Bar.